Azes I Or Azes II? AR Drachm - Coin Community Forum

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ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 10:36 am Another one from the Goldberg lot. The flip said Azes I but from what I find, it seems to be Azes II. What do you think-- do I have the correct attribution? INDO-SCYTHIANS, Azes II 35 BC - 5 AD AR drachm, 16 mm Obv: King mounted on horse right, holding whip, Kharoshthi letter da at right, Greek legend around: BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©N ME- "AÎ›OY / AZOY Rev: Pallas Athena standing right, holding right hand outstretched, holding spear in left, monograms at left and right, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / ayasa Ref: MIG 847d, Sen 98.114D (I checked various online references and went with coinindia's info) Some notes from coinindia.com: Quote: Nobody knows for sure what the various monograms and Kharoshthi letters signify. Azes II issued a wide array of drachms that can be bewildering even to advanced collectors. The obverse is typically the so-called "KMW" or King mounted with whip. The reverses feature different deities: sometimes Zeus, sometimes Pallas Athena, sometimes a city goddess, and a given deity can be in different poses. The next criteria for differentiation is the monograms and/or letters on the reverse. Finally, there are distinguishing Kharoshthi letters on the obverse in front of the horse. A similar coin, from coinindia: http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/coi...Default.aspx Edited by ThisIsFun 10/12/2013 10:38 am Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 11:11 am Modern scholarship suggests Azes I and II are the same person but this has not been proven. There is evidence that AZES II coins have been struck over AZES I coins but there are circumstances where Azes I coins have been struck over Azes II coins. So I don't think the question is easy to answer. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 11:18 am Is there any knowledge of or agreement on how long Azes I lived and ruled? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 11:40 am Nate knows more about these than I do. Though I think it's more likely to be Azes II. Here is an interesting site I came across that may help. http://www.coinindia.com Report this Post to the Staff
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