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Triton XXV  11-12 Jan 2022
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Lot 623

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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azilises. Circa 85-45/35 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 9.11 g, 12h). BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN HEΓΑΛOY ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ, king right on horseback, holding whip; monogram to right / Maha[rajasa rajatirajasa mahatasa Ayilishasa in Kharosthi, Lakshmi standing facing on lotus, holding in each hand a lotus upon which stands an elephant spraying water from its trunk; ya in Kharosthi to left, a in Kharosthi to right. Senior 33.1T; HGC 12, 563; Triton XXIII, lot 547 (same obv. die). Toned, light deposits, scratches. Near VF. An extremely rare issue of considerable iconographic interest.
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