Help Wanted: Indo-Scythians, Azes II Hexachalkon..or Azes I Ae Tet?

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 7:03 pm This coin was attributed by the seller as being a hexachalkon of Azes II, with a weight of 13.5 grams, and no further information provided. Not having much (well, no) familiarity with this sort of coin, I did some browsing, and found two coins kind of close. One is listed as an AE tetradrachm of Azes I, referring to Whitehead 264 and Senior 102. The other is listed as an AE hexachalkon of Azes II, referring to Senior 102.131 and Mitchiner 850l. Further confusing me is that from what I have read, there may not have even been an Azes II in the first place! The coin's Greek legend on one side seems fairly intact, and you can definitely see AZOY at the end, which matches with the description of the Greek legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY. On the Greek side there is definitely a letter in the right field, and a symbol in a box above the bull; there is a monogram on the Kharosthi side; but I cannot match them conclusively to what I have been able to find while browsing; therefore, if someone can nail this down to a positive attribution it would be greatly appreciated! Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 7:47 pm Nice looking coin! Coin India has a few different Senior ref numbers on vcoins here's one but there are others and maybe these will help...Paul https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/co...Default.aspx Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 8:29 pm Third coin. http://coinindia.com/galleries-azes2.html Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 8:32 pm It's the "hexachalkon", Mitchiner ACW 2379 or similar. The tetradrachms are smaller and silver-ish with a horseman on one side and a deity on the other. Whether there was one Azes or two is debated. There are few historical sources other than the coins themselves. The Whitehead reference is likely Whitehead, R.B. (1914), Catalogue of Coins in the Panjab Museum, Lahore. Vol I. Indo-Greek Coins. London. You should be able to download a copy at Google books or at archive.org. The Mitchiner number you reference above must be from his Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage (MIG). Senior is the most recent, though I don't own a copy. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 9:33 pm Well done! CCF ancients to the rescue again. KS, I think you nailed it. Yes, my reference was from MIG. The ACW reference number you provided seems a nearly identical match to the coin I posted. Apparently Azes (II) was the last Indo-Scythian ruler before the Kushan emperors took over. Thanks everyone! Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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