INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 7.87 g, 9h). Possibly posthumous issue. Near VF.Electronic Auction 563 Central Asian, Silver Estimate: $ 150 |
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 7.87 g, 9h). Possibly posthumous issue. King on horseback right, holding whip; to right, sam in Kharosthi / Athena standing right, holding spear and shield and raising right hand in benediction; monogram to left, large kha in Kharosthi to right; no lower drapery behind Athena. Senior 98.500aT; Takht-I-Bakh Hoard 1 (same obv. die); HGC 12, 637. Toned, deposits, porosity, roughness, areas of peripheral weakness, edge chip on reverse. Near VF. Very rare. |