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Pentachalkon - Azes II (Taxila Sirsukh Mint) (Indo-Scythian Kingdom)
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 35 BC - 5 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | King on horseback advancing to right, seated in military posture and holding a whip in his raised right hand. A Kharoshthi letter 'bu' appears in the right field. A bilingual Greek legend encircles the central device, reading partially in Greek script around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ |
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Azes II ruled the Indo-Scythian kingdom at the eastern edge of the Hellenistic world, and the Taxila Sirsukh mint was among the most productive copper-issuing facilities under his authority. The pentachalkon denomination itself reflects the layered monetary inheritance of the region — Greek denominational vocabulary applied to a Scythian administration governing a largely Indian population. Some scholars have debated whether "Azes II" was a distinct ruler at all, or a later phase of Azes I's reign reattributed by numismatists working from die sequences rather than textual sources.