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Hemidrachm - Ardakhshir I prs right of altar
| Issuer | Kingdom of Persis (Persian Empires) |
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| Year | 275 BC - 265 BC |
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| Currency | Chian-Rhodian drachm |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing right, identified as Ardakhshir I (Autophradates I), wearing a distinctive satrapal or royal headdress with a prominent crest and earflap rendered in low relief. The facial features are rendered in the Persian-Achaemenid artistic tradition, with a carefully delineated beard and strong profile. The flan is irregular and the die work is characteristic of early Persis coinage, struck in the hammered technique without a surrounding legend or border. |
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| Reverse script | Aramaic |
| Reverse lettering | 'rthštr (in down left), prtrk' zy 'lhy' (in exergue), prs between altar and standard. |
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