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Hemidrachm - Ardakhshir IV
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 180-200 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male bust facing right, depicted as a local dynast in the Persis tradition, wearing an elaborate radiate or turreted crown with prominent upright rays. The effigy displays a long, carefully groomed beard rendered in fine parallel striations, with a full head of hair swept back beneath the crown. Aramaic inscriptions appear in the field surrounding the bust, identifying the ruler. The portrait is executed in a distinctive regional style blending Hellenistic and Iranian artistic conventions, with bold, slightly crude relief characteristic of late Persis coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded male bust facing right, similarly crowned with a radiate or turreted crown, rendered in the same regional Persis style as the obverse effigy. The portrait features a long, striated beard and flowing hair, consistent with the dynastic portraiture of Ardakhshir IV. Aramaic legends are present in the surrounding field. The reverse design mirrors the obverse in artistic treatment, with the bust occupying the majority of the coin's face, a hallmark of late Persis dynastic hemidrachms. |
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| Mintage | ND (180-200) |
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