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Details
LOT 2740
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Azes on horseback to right, holding whip; Kharosthi letter before / Zeus standing to left, holding Nike and sceptre; monogram to left; Kharosthi letter(?) to right. HGC 12, 655. Good Fine.(1.88gr, 14mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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