Lot 179
Ancient Indo-Scythians Azes Silver Tetradrachm
Auction # 23 Lucknow (Online)
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- Catalog Reference #
- Senior # 90.20T, Mitchiner # 752a, HGC # 12, 631
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- extremely fine
- Diameter
- 26.14 mm
- Weight
- 9.13 gms
- Denomination
- Tetradrachm
- Calendar/Year
- c. 58th-12th BC
Ancient, Indo-Scythians, Azes (c. 58th-12th BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 9.13 gms, 26.14 mm, Obverse: King on horseback to right, holding a spear and a whip, Greek legend around ’BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY’, Reverse: Pallas Athena standing to left, holding thunderbolt and raised shield, Monogram at left, Kharoshthi letter at right, Kharoshti legend around reading ‘maharajasarajarajasamahatasaayasa’, Senior # 90.20T, Mitchiner # 752a, HGC # 12, 631, extremely fine, very rare in this grade.