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Elymais -- Uncertain King, late 1st cent. BC to early 1st cent. AD
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AE tdr., 15,94gr., 31mm;
Van’t Haaff 10.3.1-1D, Alram p.146, #466, pl. 15, NB1var.;
mint: Seleukia on the Hedyphon, axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed, left, w/diadem, knot, and 2 ribbons; hair protruding from under diadem, elongated bunch of wavy hair in back of neck, mustache, long tapering beard; earring, multi-turn torque ending in pellet; cuirass; in right field 3-bar anchor, star and crescent above, possibly 3 pellets in left field in front of beard; dotted border 8:30 - 12:30;
rev.: small head, left, w/diadem and ribbon; top hair as large bun, short beard, cuirass or tunic, surrounded by 4 illegible lines of letters;
ex: Vienna Coin Show, VA.
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