Drachm - Kamnaskires V

Issuer	Elymais (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD))
Year	46 BC - 32 BC
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Currency	Drachm (247 BC-224 AD)
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Obverse description	Bearded bust of King Kamnaskires V facing left, wearing a distinctive tiara or diadem adorned with a stepped or turreted crown over a thick curled hair mass, with long ringlets descending behind the ear. The king is draped in a decorative garment, with a visible torque or necklace at the neck. To the right of the bust, an anchor symbol — the dynastic emblem of Elymais — appears in the field. The overall style reflects the late Hellenistic-Parthian artistic tradition, with a characteristically broad, schematic rendering of facial features.
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Reverse description	Bust of the king facing left, rendered in a more schematic and stylized manner, enclosed within a circular Greek legend. The reverse portrait echoes the obverse type but is executed with less detail, characteristic of the later Elymaean coinage. The surrounding Greek inscription names the king and his royal lineage, running in two lines around the central bust. A date expressed in Seleucid era numerals appears within the legend field. The overall die work displays the typical degeneration of Greek epigraphy found on late Elymaean silver issues.
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Mintage	267 (46 BC) - ΖΞΣ - 277 (36 BC) - OΣZ - 281 (32 BC) - AΠΕ -
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