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Drachm - Azes II
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 35 BC - 12 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐨨𐨱𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨪𐨗𐨪𐨗𐨯 𐨨𐨱𐨟𐨯 𐨀𐨩𐨯 |
| Edge | Plain |
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Azes II remains a contested figure — several numismatists, most notably Nicholas Sims-Williams following his work on the Rabatak inscription, have argued that Azes II never existed as a separate ruler and that coins attributed to him may simply be later issues of Azes I or posthumous strikes by successor mints maintaining a familiar royal name for commercial credibility. The debate has not been resolved.
The "Azes era," beginning around 58 BC, was used as a calendrical reference point across the northwestern subcontinent for centuries after Indo-Scythian power had collapsed entirely.