1 Pentachalkon - Azilises Indo-Scythian

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Reversbeschreibung	Zebu (humped bull) walking to the right in profile, rendered with distinctive Indo-Scythian style. A Kharoshthi letter appears to the left of the bull and a Greek letter to the right, serving as mint or workshop control marks. The bull is surrounded by a Kharoshthi legend running along the borders of the square flan. The reverse design reflects the syncretistic Hellenistic and Indian artistic traditions characteristic of Indo-Scythian coinage.
Reversschrift	Kharoshthi/Greek
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Zusätzliche Informationen	Azilises ruled the Indo-Scythian kingdom during a period of intense competition with the Parthians to the west and the remnant Indo-Greek dynasts to the east — his coinage was minted across multiple mints in the Punjab and likely Gandhara, producing significant die variation across the series. The bilingual format, Greek on one face and Kharoshthi on the other, was not mere cultural gesture but a practical administrative tool for governing populations that operated in distinct commercial and scribal traditions. MIG 2281 sits toward the heavier end of the pentachalkon spectrum, suggesting an earlier striking before weight standards drifted downward across the reign.