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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Kingdom of Persis| > SH01370
Kingdom of Persis, Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) IV, Late 2nd - Early 3rd Century A.D.
|Kingdom| |of| |Persis|, |Kingdom| |of| |Persis,| |Ardaxsir| |(Artaxerxes)| |IV,| |Late| |2nd| |-| |Early| |3rd| |Century| |A.D.|, Persis was located in what is now southern Iran. "Persians" settled the area as early as the 8th century B.C. From the time after its conquest by Alexander the Great, Persis was most often quasi-independent, under the hegemony of a Seleukid or Parthian king. The coins during the period of Seleukid domination were Greek-inspired, but inscriptions were Aramaic, symbolic of Persis' rejection of the Greek ruling class. After Mithradates II incorporated Persis as a sub-kingdom of Parthia, early in the 1st century B.C., the coins and appearance of the kings depicted on them took the Parthian style.
SH01370. Silver drachm, Sunrise 680 (same obv. die); Alram IP 650; Klose-Müseler -; Tyler-Smith -; BMC Arabia -, EF, Persepolis (Fars Province, Iran) mint, weight 2.42g, maximum diameter 20.4mm, die axis 180o, late 2nd - early 3rd century A.D.; obverse diademed bust left with hair knot, medium length squared beard, bust of king left, wearing diadem, neck torque, and cloak, three pellets upper left, Aramaic legend above and behind; reverse bust of king left, short beard, wearing Persepolitan crown with three turrets and diadem, neck torque, and cloak, Aramaic legend before and behind; BMC Arabia p. 224, 16; Tyler-Smith 74 - 77; SOLD










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