ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ | Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great).
Description
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ Armored Skythian king advancing right on horseback with lowered spear.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa (Kharoshthi ; ie. of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great). Heracles seated left on rock, holding club and resting hand on seat.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Uncertain mint
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Parapamisadai or Gandhara
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Modern countryModern country: unknown
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AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
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Azilises (Indo-Scythian king, c. 57-35 BC)
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Chronology
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.637.63 g <br />7,630 mg <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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R. C. Senior, "More unpublished Indo-Greek coins", Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 175 (2003), p. 9-11 (p. 9, no. 70)
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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R. C. Senior1R. C. Senior, Indo-Scythian Coins and History, vol. 2, London, 2001, O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Baktria and Ancient India, Including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and Native Indian States South of the Hindu Kush, Fifth Century Centuries BC to First Century AD - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 12, Lancaster-London, 2013, no. 593
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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visible on reverse: legend
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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visible on obverse: legend and top of type
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
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