E-auction 504-414705 - bgr_541065 - SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES Tétradrachme bilingue
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 53 € |
| Maximum bid : | 60 € |
| End of the sale : | 12 December 2022 14:02:00 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Tétradrachme bilingue
Date: c. 55-35 AC.
Mint name / Town : Taxila
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 15,22 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais à l’usure régulière bien identifiable. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Morgan- cf, p. 377 - Mit.2379
Obverse
Obverse description : Bœuf sacré (zébu) passant à droite.
Obverse legend : BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU// AZOU.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE KHAROSHTHI.
Reverse description : Lion passant à droite.
Reverse translation : (Roi des Rois très grand Azès).
Commentary
Ce type est aussi parfois attribué à Azès II. La dénomination est aussi présentée comme un hexachalque.
Historical background
SCYTHIA - INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM - AZES
(58-12 BC)
Azes I never conquered the domain of Hermaios (Paropamisades). On the other hand, he seized Taxila and is a contemporary of Zoïle II (55-35 BC).
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