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Drachm - Azes I with Azilises
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 57 BC - 35 BC |
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| Weight | 2.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Kharosthi |
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Azes I consolidated Indo-Scythian control over the Punjab and northwestern India following the collapse of Indo-Greek rule, and coins struck in his name — sometimes jointly attributed with Azilises, likely his successor or co-regent — mark the administrative transition of those territories. The exact relationship between Azes I and Azilises remains unresolved; some scholars read the joint attribution as a brief co-regency, others as a posthumous legitimizing formula used by Azilises to anchor his own authority.
The dating of this issue intersects with contested theories around the "Azes Era," a calendar epoch beginning around 58–57 BC whose precise origin and royal sponsor are still debated in Indo-Greek numismatic scholarship.