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Drachm - Nambed
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 60-85 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The king depicted standing in full figure to the left, shown in a frontal-leaning posture consistent with Persis dynastic types, holding a sceptre or staff. A star within a crescent symbol occupies the left field, a recurring celestial motif on Persis coinage. The design is struck on an irregular flan typical of hammered silver coinage of the region. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nambed ruled Persis as a vassal king under Parthian overlordship, and his coinage reflects the compressed autonomy of a dynasty navigating between nominal independence and imperial oversight. His drachms are among the rarer issues in the Persis series — Alram 603 represents a tight die grouping, and the Sunrise specimen (lot 629) remains a reference point for dealers precisely because clean examples surface infrequently.