Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 1232

Price realized: 260 CHF   (Approx. 295 USD / 273 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes, circa 58-12 BC. Tetradrachm (Billon, 24 mm, 9.82 g, 1 h), uncertain mint in western Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY King on horseback to right, raising his right hand and holding whip over his left shoulder; to right, 'La' (retrograde; in Karosthi). Rev. 'Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa' (in Karoshti) Athena standing front, head to right, raising her right hand in blessing and holding shield in her left; behind her back, spear; in fields to left and right, monograms. HGC 12, 637. Senior 98.350T. An unusually sharp and fresh example. Slightly rough, otherwise, extremely fine.


Privately acquired from Pars Coins at New York International Numismatic Convention on 10 January 2023.

Starting price: 50 CHF