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Drachm - Kamnaskires VI - Kingdom of Elymais Kamnaskirid Dynasty
| Issuer | Elymais |
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| Year | 46 BC - 28 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (247 BC-224 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of King Kamnaskires VI facing left, with a prominent long beard and a wide fringe of hair visible below the diadem. The portrait is rendered in a schematic, late-Hellenistic provincial style characteristic of Elymaean coinage. Behind the royal effigy, a star within a crescent appears above an anchor, serving as dynastic symbols in the field. The flan is irregular and the relief is somewhat flat, consistent with the degenerative hammered technique of this series. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a highly schematized and degenerate design composed of irregular, roughly parallel incuse strokes or lines arranged across the field, representing the extreme stylistic degradation of what was originally an anchor or other dynastic symbol. The design has been reduced to abstract markings through successive generations of die-cutting, a well-documented characteristic of late Elymaean drachms of the Kamnaskirid dynasty. No legible inscription or legend is present. The flan is irregular and the surface shows typical ancient wear and oxidation consistent with billon coinage of this period. |
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