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Tetradrachm - Okkonapses 'Usurper' - Kingdom of Elymais Kamnaskirid Dynasty
| Issuer | Kingdom of Elymais |
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| Year | 139 BC - 138 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | EA |
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Okkonapses appears in the historical record only through his coins — no ancient source names him as a ruler, and his precise relationship to the Kamnaskirid line remains unresolved. The "usurper" designation comes entirely from numismatic inference: his tetradrachms appear within a narrow stratigraphic and stylistic window between confirmed Kamnaskirid reigns, suggesting a brief seizure of the mint rather than legitimate succession. Whether he was a dynastic rival, a Seleukid-backed pretender, or a local strongman who controlled Susa momentarily is unknown.
Alram 445 and Haaff 3.1 reference the same sparse die pool, implying an extremely limited emission — likely a single mint episode measured in months, which aligns with the 138 BC terminus when Kamnaskirid authority reasserts itself in the numismatic sequence.