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Auction: 24122 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 35: Indian and Islamic Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 491

Indo-Scythian, Azes (c.58-12 BC), square AE Unit, 11.91g, Poseidon standing facing with one foot on horned river god, holding trident right, Greek legend, rev. yakshi standing facing between vines, monogram bottom left, kharoshthi legend (Senior 77.1; M.740; MAC 2210), about very fine / fine, scarce and interesting

Provenance

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The image of a Yakshi between grape-bearing vines features on the coins of several Indo-Scythian rulers. The Yakshi was an auspicious female deity or spirit associated with fertility and abundance. It significance may have been similar to that of the Gajalakshmi found on the rare coin of Azilises.

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Starting price
£140