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Hexa Chalkon - Azes II
| Uitgever | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Jaar | 35 BC - 5 AD |
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| Gewicht | 14.6 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Zebu (humped bull) standing right on a plain ground line, rendered in a sturdy, naturalistic style typical of Indo-Scythian bronze coinage. A square symbol or dynastic monogram appears above the bull's back in the upper field. A continuous Greek legend encircles the central device, running along the beaded border. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Kharosthi |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Azes II ruled the Indo-Scythian kingdom across a period when the Scythian presence in the northwest Indian subcontinent was under sustained pressure from the Parthian Gondophares dynasty pushing eastward. His bronze coinage was struck in enormous volume and circulated across a vast geographic range — from Gandhara into the Punjab — which explains why surviving specimens almost universally show heavy wear and encrustation. Clean, well-surfaced examples are genuinely uncommon.
There is still live academic debate over whether Azes II was a distinct ruler or a regnal continuation of Azes I, with some scholars collapsing the two into a single reign. The Senior reference separates them; others do not.