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[[Image:Coin of Azilises.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Silver tetradrachm of '''Azilises''' (9.38 g), minted in [[Gandhara]]. '''Obv''' BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZILISOU, king on horseback with lance. '''Rev''' "Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayilishasa", Tyche standing left, holding lamp and palm.]]
[[Image:Coin of Azilises.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Silver tetradrachm of '''Azilises''' (9.38 g), minted in [[Gandhara]]. '''Obv''' BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZILISOU, king on horseback with lance. '''Rev''' "Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayilishasa", Tyche standing left, holding lamp and palm.]]
[[File:Aziles Indian standard with elephant.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Aziles Indian standard coin with elephant.]]
[[File:Aziles Indian standard with elephant.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Aziles Indian standard coin with elephant.]]
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[[File:Coin of Azilises showing Gaja Lakshmi standing on a lotus 1st century BCE.jpg|thumb|Azilises coin depicting [[Gaja Lakshmi]] standing on a [[Padma (attribute)|lotus]], 1st century BCE.]]
'''Azilises''' (ruled circa 57-35 BCE) was an [[Indo-Scythian]] king who ruled in the area of [[Gandhara]].
'''Azilises''' (ruled circa 57-35 BCE) was an [[Indo-Scythian]] king who ruled in the area of [[Gandhara]].


Revision as of 17:29, 5 January 2018

Azilises
Indo-Scythian king
Azilises on horse, wearing a tunic, with Greek legend "BASILEOS BASILEON MEGALOY AZILISOU": "The great King of Kings Azilises".
ReignIndo-Scythians: 57–35 BC
PredecessorAzes I
SuccessorAzes II
Azilises coin depicting Gaja Lakshmi standing on a lotus, 1st century BCE.
Silver tetradrachm of Azilises (9.38 g), minted in Gandhara. Obv BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZILISOU, king on horseback with lance. Rev "Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayilishasa", Tyche standing left, holding lamp and palm.
Aziles Indian standard coin with elephant.

Azilises (ruled circa 57-35 BCE) was an Indo-Scythian king who ruled in the area of Gandhara.

Coinage

Azilises issued some joint coins with Azes, where Azes is presented as king on the obverse ("BASILEOS BASILEON MEGALOY AZOY"), and Azilises is introduced as king on the obverse in kharoshthi ("Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayilisasa", "The great king, the king of kings, the great Azilises").[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Coins of the Indo-Greeks", Mitchener p.132

References

  • The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) ISBN 1-58115-203-5
  • The Greeks in Bactria and India, W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
Preceded by Indo-Scythian Ruler
57–35 BC 		Succeeded by


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