Lot 16

Ancient, Indo-Scythians, Azes II (1st Century BC), Set of 3 Coins, 1). Bronze Unit, 7.90 gms, 21.70 mm, 2). Bronze Unit, 5.76 gms, 19.09 mm, 3). Silver Washed Copper Drachm, 2.33 gms, 13.39 mm, 1). Obv: King seated cross-legged and facing front, holding a whip in his right hand, a sceptreon his lap, Traces of Greek legend around reading ‘BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY’, Rev: Winged Hermes standing facing front, right arm outstretched, Kharoshthi legend around partially reading ‘MaharajasaRajarajasaMahatasaAyasa’, 2). Obv: King seated cross-legged and facing front, holding a whip in his right hand, a sceptreon his lap,Greek legend around partially reading ‘BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY’, Rev: Winged Hermes standing facing front,right arm outstretched, Kharoshthi legend around partially reading ‘MaharajasaRajarajasaMahatasaAyasa’, 3). Obv: King mounted on horse to right, holding a whip, Greek legend around partially reading ‘BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY’, Rev: Zeus standing to left, holding Nike in his outstretched right hand and asceptre in his left hand, Monogram at left, Kharoshthi letter at right, Kharoshthi legend around reading partially as ‘MaharajasaRajarajasaMahatasaAyasa’, This coin type is usually in base silver metal, however, the current specimen appaears to be a copper issue with silver wash suggesting a possible contemporary forgery, 1). & 2). MIG # 864b, Sen # 107, 3). MIG # 856, Sen # 105.601D, fine to very fine, rare.