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Obol - Nambed King left of star/crescent
| Issuer | Kingdom of Persis |
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| Year | 60-85 |
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| Diameter | 10 mm |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the king Nambed to the left, rendered in a schematic linear style typical of Persis fractional coinage, positioned to the left of a prominent star-and-crescent symbol occupying the right portion of the field. The crescent is depicted open to the left with dotted pellets within its arc, and a star above. Aramaic inscription arranged around the field identifies the ruler. The overall composition follows the established iconographic tradition of the Persis dynasts, combining royal figural imagery with astral symbols. |
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| Mintage | ND (60-85) |
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Persis was one of the few regions that maintained semi-autonomous dynastic rule under Parthian overlordship, issuing its own silver coinage long after neighboring kingdoms had been absorbed entirely. The fractional silver of this period — obols struck to weights well under a gram — circulated alongside Parthian drachms in what was effectively a two-tier monetary system, local fractions serving retail exchange that imperial coinage could not efficiently serve.
The Nambed attribution in Alram and Sunrise places this piece within a sequence that remains poorly understood chronologically. Exact reign boundaries for Nambed are still debated among specialists.