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Well, the obverse seems to show a man with a hat and a guitar. The reverse shows him on a horse. I'm leaning toward an early cowboy coin.
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Thanks echizento I will give it a bath.
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Well, the obverse seems to show a man with a hat and a guitar. The reverse shows him on a horse. I'm leaning toward an early cowboy coin. Specifically, a man with a hat and a guitar pointing a gun at his own head. I dunno why. |
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...a gun at his own head. No doubt it was issued as a promotional trinket when "Blazing Saddles" hit the theaters.  |
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No doubt it was issued as a promotional trinket when "Blazing Saddles" hit the theaters. Yes, exactly like that! I'm actually surprised how similar the pose seems to be. ...Someone should make this into a Totally Looks Like entry. Is that series still going? |
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Did you notice the guy on the horse is wearing chaps?
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Would like to see what it looks like cleaned up, if it's silver than I agree it's Azes II.
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I came across this old thread when searching for something else, and the OP coin resembles one in my collection that I got some time ago. Different sites have identified the figure on the reverse as either Zeus or Pallas, but I have never seen Zeus wearing a hat. There is a device that looks like a trident below the horse's head on the obverse. Can anyone tell me what the apple shaped device to the left of Zeus/Pallas on the reverse represents?  It came with this handwritten description from the former owner, who was apparently an archaeologist of note. (No name given.)  Azes II, King of Taxila. 15BC - 20AD Obverse: King holding implement; mounted on horse walking right. Reverse: Zeus (Pallas?) standing left holding Nike. Kharosthi legend. Billon? Diameter 13mm. Weight 2.25gr. |
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Can anyone tell me what the apple shaped device to the left of Zeus/Pallas on the reverse represents? Not sure, Jim, but it's referred to in the linked listing below (if the link works) as "altar or pomegranite" [sic]. Edit: link didn't work...will post a screenshot soon... Edited by Kamnaskires
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Thanks again, Bob.  That has sorted out what has been a bit of a quandary for some time now. It could be either an altar or a pomegranate, but the rounded shape makes me lean more towards the pomegranate, and it being a symbol of prosperity and ambition.  During my searches I found a few of this type of coin, but the information has been pretty sketchy regarding devices and legends. The original owner's translation of the obverse legend was helpful - "Great King Of Kings Azes", but I can't make out the translation of the reverse legend which doesn't appear to be in English. |
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but I can't make out the translation of the reverse legend which doesn't appear to be in English AFAICT it's not a translation at all, just a transliteration of the Kharosthi (sp?) script: "maharajasa rajarajasa maha[ta]sa azasa" (where I'm not very confident in the syllable in the brackets). To the best of my knowledge it means roughly the same thing as the Greek, which is probably why there's no translation. |
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Many thanks, @january1may. I can update the database accordingly now.  |
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