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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3250150, member: 99456&quot;]Thanks - apparently even not that well known in early Imperial Rome:</p><blockquote><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>&quot;Azes sent envoys to Augustus in 26 BC proposing a political alliance. Suetonius records that these &#039;<b>Indo-Scythians&#039; (Sakas) were from nations previously known to us only through hearsay </b>and they petitioned for an alliance (amicitia) with Augustus and the Roman people.&nbsp; In earlier times the Sakas had been able to field 20,000 mounted archers, but Azes probably commanded only a fraction of this fighting force.&nbsp; Orosius suggests that the Saka ambassadors expected a western war against Persia and came to praise the Emperor with the glory of Alexander the Great.&nbsp; To emphasize his connection to Hellenic culture, <b>Azes issued currency displaying images of the goddess Athena </b>and used Greek titles referring to himself as The Great King of Kings&#039;. He sent further envoys to the Emperor in 22 BC who delivered a royal letter written in Greek pledging that Azes was &#039;ready to allow Augustus passage through his country&#039;&quot; </i></font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Empire-Silk-Routes-Ancient/dp/1473833744" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Empire-Silk-Routes-Ancient/dp/1473833744" rel="nofollow"><font size="3"><b>The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes</b></font></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Empire-Silk-Routes-Ancient/dp/1473833744" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Empire-Silk-Routes-Ancient/dp/1473833744" rel="nofollow"><font size="3"><b>By Raoul McLaughlin</b></font></a></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]852590[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Obv</b>: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ AZOY. Armored scythian King on horseback right, holding elephant goad, karoshthi letter in field right.</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Karoshthi legend (Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa ayasa). Athena standing right holding spear and shield. Monograms on field.</p><p>Azes Tetradrachm</p><p>9.7g, 23mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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