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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 7470673, member: 74799&quot;]The Kharosthi unicode fonts are part of Windows 10 thanks to Andrew Glass@microsoft.&nbsp; He wrote his thesis on Kharosthi.&nbsp; I have been transcribing some of the coins using the font and its great!&nbsp; Note that its NOT easy to come up with a proper font for Kharosthi, as its a complex script. The forum can&#039;t display them properly as it has a limited support for unicode.&nbsp; Here is an example using images as opposed to unicode:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Hoover-640.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Indo-Scythian: Azes I (ca. 58-12 BCE) AR Drachm (Hoover-640; MACW-737a; Senior-76) </b></p><p>Obv: <i>ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓ ΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ</i>; Diademed Zeus standing left holding scepter and making benediction gesture</p><p>Rev: [ATTACH=full]1293701[/ATTACH]; Nike standing right holding wreath and filleted palm branch. Monogram of Taxila to right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Senior-50_1T.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Indo-Scythian: Azilizes (ca. 85-45/35 BCE) AR Tetradrachm (Senior 50.1T) </b> Obv: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZIΛIΣOY; King on horseback right, holding spear</p><p>Rev: [ATTACH=full]1293702[/ATTACH] (<i>Majarajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa</i>); Athena standing left, holding shield with aegis and thunderbolt; monograms in fields[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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