INDIA, INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes copper coin with Goddess Lakshmi. Extremely Rare.

Price

Price: US$ 195.00 € 166.94
£ 145.16
AUD 300.4
CHF 154.54
CAD 273.66
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  • SKU: GR-275
Description
Indo-Scythians
Azes (c. 58-12 BC)
Heavy AE coin (26 mm, 8.75 g)
 
Obverse: Bull standing right; Kharoshthi legend around Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa/ Ayasa (of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great)
Reverse: Goddess Lakshmi standing facing, holding lotus in one hand; Greek legend around
Ref: HGC 12, 661; Senior 120.10
 
Only 2 specimens are listed on CoinArchives.
 
This is one of the earliest depictions of Goddess Lakshmi in Indian coinage. 
 
Extremely Rare. 
 
 
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