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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/13/2013 7:40 pm AR Tetradrachm (Pallas type) Azes II 35 BC-5 AD. Posthumous issue from 5-30 AD Indo-Scythian empire Corrupted Greek legend with errors. BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU King on horseback holding a whip Kharoshti Legend: MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASU MAHATASA AYASA. Pallas standing right holding shield and spear with hand outstretched. Varoius monograms in fields 24mm x 9.61 grams Taxila Sirsukh mint Mitchner 867 Report this Post to the Staff

Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 09/13/2013 10:02 pm ANoob got you hooked on these eh? He is slowly turning us all into Eastern Ancients collectors. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/13/2013 10:29 pm Yeah, he did. I got some Western Satraps I'll be posting also. Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 09/13/2013 11:52 pm Wow, another beautie, sweet coin, noobs going to love this one too!! Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 05:02 am Nice! Azes II is on my list... Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 8:11 pm Was just discussing this coin with Nate who believes that this is a life time issue and not a posthumous one. He points out that the weight and overall appearance is of a higher standard than what would be expected to be seen on a posthumous strike. This makes the coin all the more appealing. Thanks Nate for your expert opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 8:14 pm Nice is not the word for this coin. I would say this is absolutely excellent. 99.9% of these coins are off struck and with a rough porous surface. These were minted for the better part of a 100 years in an increased debased state. Your coin is described as Posthumous although this might be true I doubt it for several reasons. 1) We don't know if there was actually 2 kings named Azes. These were minted by the nomads of central Asia long after the name Azes was coined. It was thought that Azes ruled from 50 BC-5 AD and that there was a successor of the same name 5-25 AD at which time the kingdom that they ruled fell under nomadic rule. 2) The coin has smooth surfaces, that would indicate a high silver content. Meaning it was probably the "original" coin and not a later issue. 3) The legend is clear full and well centered demonstrating a clear effort to make a well centered coin. Certainly this is a superior example to my coin. Out of your coins I think this one is my favorite and would opt to have this in my collection. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 09/14/2013 9:19 pm how did I miss that one? that is a very nice lookin' scythian. Edited by chrsmat71 09/14/2013 9:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 09/19/2013 5:54 pm Back to look again. Man that's phat, I am really in love with your coin Ski. Me wants! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/19/2013 7:48 pm I know it really is a very nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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