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Hemidrachm - Manchihr III
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 160-200 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and tiaraed bust of Manchihr III facing left, the beard rendered in fine detail. The tiara is of Parthian style, decorated with a pellet-in-crescent motif. The effigy is presented in the local Persis artistic tradition, with the diadem ribbons visible behind the head. An Aramaic legend accompanies the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Aramaic |
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| Reverse description | Diademed bust facing left, tentatively identified as Manchihr II, wearing a Phrygian-style tiara with characteristic forward-curving apex. The portrait follows the stylistic conventions of the Persis dynastic coinage, with the beard carefully delineated. An Aramaic inscription appears in the field, serving as a dynastic or royal legend. The overall style reflects the blending of local Iranian and Hellenistic artistic influences characteristic of late Persis coinage. |
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