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Drachm - Ardakhshir IV
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 180-200 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, bearded bust of Artaxerxes IV (Ardakhshir IV) facing left, the hair gathered in a bunch above the head. A trefoil of pellets is positioned at the forehead, serving as a distinctive dynastic emblem. The portrait is rendered in the characteristically stylised late Persis manner, with fine incised lines defining the beard and hair. The diadem ribbons fall behind the neck. |
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| Reverse description | Diademed, bearded bust facing left, tentatively identified as Manuchtir III or IV, wearing a mural crown with radiating rays rising above. The bust is rendered in the same stylised Persis idiom as the obverse portrait, with incised detailing on the beard and drapery. The mural crown and rays are characteristic attributes associating the depicted figure with royal or divine authority within the Persis dynastic tradition. An Aramaic inscription appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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