INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 2.07 g, 12h). BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback right, holding whip / “Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa” in Karosthi, Athena standing right, extending right hand and holding spear and shield in left;
Shu in Karosthi to left, monogram to right. Senior 94(b).5D = R. Senior, “An enigmatic Indo-Scythic coin,” in
ONS Newsletter 170 (Autumn 1996), p. 12-13. Good VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare – only one known to Senior.
From the Elwood Rafn Collection.