Coin, Ancient Greek, Indo-Scythian, Azes I, 1st century BC, Hemidrachm Type IV, base silver. Type: obverse King mounted on horse right, holds whip, Greek inscription, reverse Zeus facing left, holding Nike in right hand, monogram in right field, Karosthi inscription. (CI)

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N18287 Coin, Hemidrachm, Azes I (c. 48-25 BCE), silver, Indo-Scythian Kingdom (Iran / Eastern Europe), Ancient Greece, c. 48-25 BCE

The half drachm piece of ancient Greek coinage, more commonly known as the triobol, sharing with the diobol a particular function; it was the daily payment of any citizen acting as a judge. (The Seaby Coin Encyclopaedia, Ewald Junge, BA Seaby Ltd, London, 1992).

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Ancient Greek Hemidrachm coin

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