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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2614975, member: 76194&quot;]I just photographed one of my two FUN purchases. It is a coin of the Indo-Scythian King Azes II, with a very uncommon Athena reverse. Most off these drachms had Athena on a side profile instead of front profile, or even more common, Zeus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please excuse the poor photography. This is a hard coin to photograph...especially due to busy design on reverse and the small size of the coin, and uneven toning between obverse and reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Simply put, I did my best.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]572815[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Azes II,&nbsp; Indo-Scythian Kingdom c. 35 B.C. - 5 A.D.</b></p><p>AR drachm,15.5mm (12h); 2.27g</p><p>Taxila Sirsukh&nbsp; Mint</p><p>ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king riding right on horseback, raising right hand, whip over shoulder in left, Karosthi letter Sa before horse;</p><p>Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa, Pallas Athena standing right, raising right hand, shield on left arm, transverse spear over back, Karosthi monogram left, Karosthi monogram right;</p><p>Fröhlich 248 ff.; Mitchiner IGIS, vol. 6, 825d</p><p>Ex: Tamco Numismatics (FUN Show Winter 2017)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Scythians were a nomadic tribe inhabiting what is today Southern Afghanistan/Northern Pakistan. Ancient Roman sources from Republican times describe the Scythians as nomadic. At some point they conquered most of Northern India, and their rule&nbsp; lasted until around the beginning of the first millennia.&nbsp; Azes II may have been the last Indo-Scythian king in the northern Indian subcontinent (Pakistan). Indo-Scythian rule crumbled under the conquests of the Kushans who expanded into India to create the Kushan Empire. However, the Scythians continued to exert influence in Northern India for another 4 centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some historians question whether Azes II actually existed and say these coins should be attributed to the earlier king Azes I, who ruled from 48 BCE - 25 BCE. However, most historians still believe Azes II was a separate&nbsp; king.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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