Greetings CTAF friends... ...I'm taking a break from Judaean coins for a while and concentrating on one of my other favorites—Indo-Scythians. My most recent acquisitions are the three in the bottom row.
Great lookin' group @Deacon Ray! I love that Maues Helios drachm, that is killer! Here's an rough Indo-Scythian AE square I reshot a while back. I think this is Azes, I may see the "Y" in AZOY in the Greek legend...but I"m not sure. Honestly, I don't even know where to look in the Karoshthi legend. Could be Azilises? Indo-Scythian AE, 1st Century BC O: King on horseback, Greek legend. R: Hercules on rocks with club. Karoshthi legend. 20 mm, 6.9 g.
Very nice collection, and very attractively presented ! I do have some doubts though on your use of the "Ohm" symbol in your avatar as a logo for this category. The Indo-Scythians flourished between roughly the second century BC to the third century AD. The Ohm symbol you use is a ligature in Devanagari script which came into use somewhere in the 11th century AD. "Ohm" as a sacred mantra was known before that in both Hinduism and Bhuddism. But for the Indo-Scythians, the symbol you use whould have no meaning at all. As a possible alternative you might look at the "triratna". This is a bhuddist symbol which was actually used on coinage of the era. Anthony
Thank's for the excellent advice, Anthony! I'm here to learn and still a beginner. Also—I noticed you're from Amsterdam. I love the Netherlands I studied there when I was in art college many years ago . All of my favorite artists were from there—Bosch, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, the Vermeers, Escher....and on and on and on and on
a change is good for the soul D Ray ..i have a few Indo-Greek coins. heres, i believe, a small silver coin of Hermaios, (is this the one you have listed as an Ae Azes ll?) the last Indo Greek ruler 40-1 BC. i remember there was some debate if these coins were actually minted by him or another entity either during his reign or afterwards. Obverse:bust of Hermaios right. Reverse:Zeus seated on throne(included but not enlarged)
Yes. @ominus1 ! I need to re-label my coin. The dealer description says it's a: Hermaios of Bactria Imitation from 20 BC. Many thanks.
Great you already managed to implement a triratna as alternative logo ! Will see if i can find a coin at home that clearly shows one. The concentration of art here in the Netherlands is something we usually take for granted, but is special. And indeed, Amsterdam is a good place to live, and that not only because of art !
Great coins and another impressive presentation @Deacon Ray The Azes tetradrachm is my favorite of the group, followed by the Azes II Hexachalkon.
