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Drachm - Oxathres I
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 50-75 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The king depicted standing in right profile, robed in royal attire, holding an upright sceptre in one hand while performing a sacrificial libation over a fire altar positioned to the right. The scene reflects the standard votive iconography of the Persis dynastic coinage, emphasizing the ruler's priestly and royal authority. An Aramaic inscription appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Oxathres I ruled Persis as a vassal under Parthian overlordship, and the dynastic coinage of this kingdom represents one of the few regional series in the ancient Iranian world to maintain continuity with Achaemenid iconographic and religious traditions well into the Common Era. The Persis dynasts struck in their own names and with their own types at a time when most subordinate rulers had abandoned such pretensions entirely.
Alram 585 is not a common assignment — surviving specimens attributable to Oxathres I are scarce enough that auction appearances draw serious competitive interest from specialists in Iranian numismatics.