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ANCIENT INDO-GREEK Azes I/II 20 BC - AR Tetradrachm Kharoshthi Bible Coin ZEUS

Description: Thank you for looking at this beautiful example of an ancient Indo-Greek silver coin. It features amazing style and history. As the story goes, "The wise men of the east" were guided by the Star of Bethlehem to find the baby Jesus. Christian tradition states three wisemen (the Magi) named Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. Some believe that Caspar was a representative sent by "The Great King" Azes! His travels were financed by the silver tetradrachms such as this one. This is a great chance to own a piece of history, expand your collection, or give as a gift. All coins are guaranteed authentic for life. Obverse: Azes I and Azes II are both rulers of the Indo-Scythians, a group of Iranian Eurasian nomads who migrated to Western South Asia between the 2nd century BC and 4th century AD. Some numismatists believe that Azes I and Azes II are the same person. Azes II was long believed to have issued several of the Indo-Scythian coins struck under the name Azes in northern India. All these coins were however likely issued by a single ruler named Azes, as suggested by Robert Senior, when he found an overstrike of a coin attributed to Azes I over a coin attributed to Azes II, suggesting that all the "Azes II" coins were not later than those of "Azes I" and that there was only one king in the dynasty named Azes. This idea had long been advocated by Senior with a number of indirect numismatic arguments, for instance in his encyclopaedia of Indo-Scythian coins. Reverse: Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first syllable of his Roman equivalent Jupiter.He was respected as a sky father who was chief of the gods and assigned roles to the others. He was equated with many foreign weather gods, permitting Pausanias to observe "That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men". Zeus' symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Ancient Indo-GreekAzes I/IIUncertain mint in Western Gandhara58 BC 20 AD AR Tetradrachm Obverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback right, Kharoshthi letterReverse: Zeus standing right, making benediction gesture and holding scepter over shoulder; in left field, Kharoshthi monogram; in right field, Kharoshthi monogramSize: 25 mm, 9.6 gramsReference: Senior-99.69Professional Numismatic Notes: Extremely Fine - Almost Uncirculated ******************************************************************** STORE AND SHIPPING POLICIES, PLEASE READ********************************************************************- Shipping is FAST and FREE with tracking!- If you want shipping insurance, please let me know. Your invoice will be adjusted according to the cost of the insurance. Lucky Coin and Antiques LLC will not be held liable for lost mail that does not have the added shipping insurance. - All coins are guaranteed authentic for life.- Please message me for any additional photos or questions.- All items will come in a bubble wrap package to insure absolute protection for the contents inside.- Combine up to 5 coins on one shipping charge.- Thank you for supporting my small business! ********************************************************************

Price: 257 USD

Location: Mesilla Park, New Mexico

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Era: Ancient

Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)

Denomination: Tetradrachm

Composition: Silver

Year: 20 BC

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