| Obverse |
King mounted on horse right, holding whip, Kharoshthi letter ti at right, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY |
| Reverse |
Pallas Athena standing right, holding right hand outstretched, holding spear in left, monograms at left and right, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / ayasa |
| Date |
c. 1st century BCE |
| Weight |
9.64 gm. |
| Diameter |
24 mm. |
| Die axis |
1 o'clock |
| Reference |
MIG 848d, Sen 98.359T |
| Comments |
Azes issued a wide array of tetradrachms that can be bewildering even to advanced collectors. The obverse is either the so-called "KMS" or King mounted with spear or the "KMW" or King mounted with whip. The reverses feature different deities: sometimes Zeus, sometimes Pallas Athena, sometimes a city goddess, and a given deity can be in different poses. The next criteria for differentiation are the monograms and/or letters on the reverse. Finally, there are distinguishing Kharoshthi letters on the obverse in front of the horse. |