{"product_id":"bronze-1-2-unit-azilises-1st-century-bc-taxila-and-punjab-indo-scythian-kingdom","title":"Bronze 1\/2 unit, Azilises (1st century BC), Taxila and Punjab, Indo-Scythian Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eBAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZIΣIΛOY, King on horseback riding right, carrying whip over shoulder, Kharosthi letter \"Ti\" above horse's head, all within square beaded frame \/ Herakles seated left on rocks, holding club, monogram left with Kharosthi letter \"Si\" above, in square frame with Kharosthi legend around three sides. 17mmx17mm, 3.82 grams. Taxila mint? Senior 59.1a.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAzilises (c. 1st century BCE) was an Indo-Scythian king who ruled parts of Gandhara and the northwestern Indian subcontinent, probably including areas around Taxila and the Punjab. He appears to have succeeded or shared authority with Azes I, as shown by rare joint coin issues naming both rulers. His extensive bilingual coinage, with Greek legends on the obverse and Kharoṣṭhī on the reverse, continued the Indo-Greek monetary tradition and employed characteristic Saka imagery, including the mounted king, Herakles, and deities such as Zeus and Nike. The precise chronology and political relationship between Azilises and the two rulers conventionally called Azes I and Azes II remain subjects of numismatic debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51646803542331,"sku":"x3379-71803","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w71803.jpg?v=1788388832","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/bronze-1-2-unit-azilises-1st-century-bc-taxila-and-punjab-indo-scythian-kingdom","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}