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Tetradrachm - Azes II Indo-Scythian Kingdom
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom of Azes II |
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| Year | 35 BC - 12 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | King Azes II depicted in military attire on horseback, horse advancing to the right, the rider raising a whip in his right hand. The effigy is rendered in a robust, stylized Indo-Scythian artistic tradition with pronounced relief. A circular Greek legend surrounds the central device within a beaded border, reading ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, translating as 'Of the Great King of Kings Azes.' |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Athena-Pallas facing right in the field, her right arm extended forward and her left hand grasping a long trident, rendered in a Hellenistic-influenced style adapted to Indo-Scythian coinage conventions. A dynastic symbol appears in the left field. The surrounding legend in Kharosthi script runs clockwise within a beaded border, providing the Indic parallel title of the king. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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