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Tetradrachm - Autophradates II
| Issuer | Persis, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 150 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded male head in right profile, the ruler wearing a kyrbasia (Persian tiara) adorned with an eagle finial at the apex, with a diadem tied behind the neck. The facial features are rendered in a stylised Achaemenid-Persian tradition, with a prominent nose, carefully detailed curled beard rendered in granular relief, and a large, expressive eye. The hair issues from beneath the headdress in wavy locks. The field is plain and unscribed, enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Mintage | ND (150 BC - 100 BC) |
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Autophradates II ruled Persis as a vassal under the Arsacid Parthian empire, yet the Persis dynasts consistently issued coinage in their own names — a deliberate assertion of regional autonomy that Parthian overlords periodically tolerated and periodically suppressed. The variant recorded here lacks the reverse legend present on the standard Alram 546, a deviation noted across a handful of known specimens and likely reflecting a die cutter working outside the principal workshop, though the exact attribution remains contested in the literature.