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Drachm - Azes II North Chach mint
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 35 BC - 12 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (200 BC to 400 AC) |
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| Obverse description | King on horseback advancing to right, the rider depicted in profile with right hand raised in a gesture of benediction or salutation. The horse is shown in a stylised walking stance with dotted border details. A circular Greek legend surrounds the central equestrian device within a dotted border, reading BASILEWS BASILEON MEGALOU AZOU, identifying the issuer as the Great King of Kings Azes. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ |
| Reverse description | Zeus Nikephoros standing facing left, depicted in the Hellenistic tradition as a bearded deity draped in a himation, holding a long sceptre in his left hand and extending his right hand to present a wreath-bearing Nike, the goddess of victory. The figure occupies the central field with a Kharosthi legend surrounding the device within a dotted border, translating as 'Of the Great King of Kings, the Great Azes'. |
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