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There may have been only one King Azes ("Azes I"), who reigned 57-12 BC, or two Azes, the second reigning into the first few decades of the 1st century AD. In general: the coins with king mounted with spear are assigned to Azes I and the king mounted with whip assigned to Azes II, although BMC and other reference sources list only one Azes.
| BMC 19 | Azes II AR Drachm, 1.93 gr, 14.19 mm. 35 BC - 5 AD. BASILEWS BASILEON MEGALOU AZOU, king on horseback right, raising right hand / Kharosthi legend, Zeus Nikephoros standing left, holding sceptre and wreath-bearing Nike; KP monogram to left. Mitchiner, Indogreek 853e; BMC 19. | Text | Image | |
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| BMC 25 | Azes II Billon Drachm, 1.86 gr, 14.93 mm. Indo-Scythians. 35 BC-12 AD. BACILEWC BACILEWN MEGALOY AZOU, King on horseback right, holding whip; curved T-like monogram to right / Karosthi legend, Zeus standing left, holding sceptre and Nike; PM-like monogram to left; B-like monogram to right. BMC 25. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 93 | Indo-Scythian Kings. Azes II. Ca. 35 B.C.-A.D. 5. AR Tetradrachm. BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU, Emperor on horseback right / Pallas Athena standing right, right arm extended, spear and shield in left. Monograms to left and right. BMC 93 (these monograms). | Text | Image | |
| BMC 119 | Azes II. Indo-Scythians. AE 22mm. Tri-Chalkon. 35-12 BC. BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU, King seated cross-legged to front, head left, holding partly unsheathed sword in left hand and whip or ankus in right hand / Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa (in Kharosthi) Ayasa, Winged Hermes standing, facing, holding caduceus, control marks to left and right. BMC 119; Whitehead 188ff. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 127 | Azes II, ca. 35-5 BC, AE pentachalkon (12.74g), Taxila Sirsukh. BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOY AZOY, Tyche or Demeter seated left, modius on head, holding cornucopiae, right hand raised / Hermes standing right, holding caduceus, monogram and symbol to left and right. Mitch-2320v, as Senior-101.1; BMC 127. | Text | Image | |
| MIG 824a | Azes II. Taxila Sirsukh. AR Tetradrachm. 9,48g. King on horseback right / Athena standing facing, holding spear and shield, right hand raised. MIG 824a. | Text | Image | |
| MIG_846 | Indo Scythian Kings, Azes II AR Tetradrachm. 20 - 1 BC. King on horseback / Pallas standing right. Northeastern Provinces. | Text | Image | |
| MIG_2425 | Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Azes II Billon Tetradrachm. Taxila mint, now in West Pakistan.ssue of Azes II. King on Horse / Zeus holding wreath-bearing Nike. | Text | Image | |
| Senior_95_40 | BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU, Emperor on horseback right, raising right hand / Pallas Athena standing left, thunderbolt in raised right hand, shield on left arm. Monograms to left and right. BMC p. 78; McClean 9748; Senior ISCH 95.40D. | Text | Image | |
| Senior 105 | Baktria, Azes II AR Tetradrachm. Ca 35 BC - 5 AD. King on horseback right, monogram before / Zeus standing left with eagle and sceptre. Monograms in left and right fields. Senior 105.442T type. | Text | Image | |
| See also: | R. Whitehead's excellent book, Coins in the Punjab Museum, free download from archive.org | |||
| Coins of Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, free download from google books | ||||
| Perseus Project database, coins of Azes II | ||||
| Entry for Indo scythians, Azes II on the Digital Historia Numorum | ||||
| Search for Azes II at AncientImports.com | ||||
| Search for Azes II at Incitatus Coins | ||||
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