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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2221600, member: 32619&quot;]I would like to make a legitimate contribution here: I&#039;ve been trying to study the ancient eastern empires, the below coins have inspired my curiosity:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/maues.3462/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Indo-Scythians, King Maues</b></p><p><b>90-57 BCE (per CoinIndia; elsewhere, shown as 125-85 BCE)</b></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 coinIndia)</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 &quot;ņa&quot; 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>There should be a period under the n but my computer won&#039;t cooperate. Also, I would like to talk a bit more about why I find these so interesting...but it&#039;s about my bedtime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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