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Obol - Ardakhshir IV Crescent
| Issuer | Kingdom of Persis (Persian Empires) |
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| Year | 180-200 |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Artaxerces IV facing left, hair gathered in a bunch above the nape. A beaded necklace adorns the neck. A pellet within a crescent is positioned in the upper left field adjacent to the bust. The portrait is rendered in the schematic style characteristic of late Persis coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded bust facing left, crowned with a radiate mural crown, rendered in the conventional style of Persis dynastic reverse types. An Aramaic legend surrounds the effigy within the field, identifying the ruler or dynastic title in the formulaic manner typical of Persis fractional coinage. |
| Reverse script | Aramaic |
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