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Tetradrachm - Azes II Taxila mint
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 58 BC - 12 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a standing male deity, identified as Zeus or a Hellenised rendering of a local divinity, depicted in three-quarter stance facing left, draped in a himation about the lower body while the upper torso is bare. The figure extends one arm forward, possibly presenting a wreath or small Nike, while holding a long sceptre or spear in the other hand. Two distinct monograms appear in the left and right fields, serving as mint or magistrate control marks characteristic of Taxila issues. A continuous Kharosthi legend encircles the entire design, reading MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASU MAHATASA AYASA, the Prakrit equivalent of the Greek obverse title. |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨪𐨗𐨡𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨨𐨱𐨟𐨯 𐨀𐨩𐨯 (Translation: MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASU MAHATASA AYASA) |
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