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Drachm - Manchihr IV
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 160-200 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Aramaic |
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| Mintage | ND (160-200) |
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The kings of Persis occupied an unusual position in the post-Achaemenid world — nominally subordinate to Parthian overlords yet issuing their own coinage continuously for centuries, a privilege few regional dynasts retained. By the late second century AD, Parthian central authority was fraying badly enough that these local issues carried real political weight. The precise numbering of this ruler remains debated; Alram's catalog lists him as Manuchtir III while other schemes arrive at IV, a discrepancy rooted in disagreement over whether an earlier ruler of that name constitutes a separate reign.