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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2237642, member: 32619"]These are my only two and they've sparked an interest in non-classical or eastern coins. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/azes.3463/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Azes II*, Indo-Scythians, BC 57 -12</p><p>AR, drachm, 2g, 16mm; 6h, uncertain mint west of Taxila</p><p>Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY AZOY; king on horseback right, raising right hand, holding whip in left, Kharosthi letter "ņa" before</p><p>Rev.: Kharoshthi legend around: <i>maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa ayasa; </i>Pallas-Athena standing right with shield and spear, monograms on either side</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/maues.3462/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Indo-Scythians, King Maues</p><p>90-57 BCE (per CoinIndia; elsewhere, shown as 125-85 BCE)</p><p>AE hemi-obol, 9.5 gm, 20 x 23 mm</p><p>Obv: Elephant walking right, with raised trunk, within rectangular dotted border; Greek legend around, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY MAYOY</p><p>Rev: King seated cross-legged facing oncouch, within rectangular border, monogram above right, Kharoshthi legend around:<i>rajatirajasa mahatasa moasa</i></p><p>Ref: MIG 734a, Sen 15.1 (reference from<a href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-maues.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-maues.html" rel="nofollow">coinindia</a>)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2237642, member: 32619"]These are my only two and they've sparked an interest in non-classical or eastern coins. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/azes.3463/full[/IMG] Azes II*, Indo-Scythians, BC 57 -12 AR, drachm, 2g, 16mm; 6h, uncertain mint west of Taxila Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY AZOY; king on horseback right, raising right hand, holding whip in left, Kharosthi letter "ņa" before Rev.: Kharoshthi legend around: [I]maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa ayasa; [/I]Pallas-Athena standing right with shield and spear, monograms on either side [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/maues.3462/full[/IMG] Indo-Scythians, King Maues 90-57 BCE (per CoinIndia; elsewhere, shown as 125-85 BCE) AE hemi-obol, 9.5 gm, 20 x 23 mm Obv: Elephant walking right, with raised trunk, within rectangular dotted border; Greek legend around, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY MAYOY Rev: King seated cross-legged facing oncouch, within rectangular border, monogram above right, Kharoshthi legend around:[I]rajatirajasa mahatasa moasa[/I] Ref: MIG 734a, Sen 15.1 (reference from[URL='http://coinindia.com/galleries-maues.html']coinindia[/URL])[/QUOTE]
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