Drachm - Oborzos Sacrifice reverse
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Persis
(Persian Empires)  |
|---|---|
| Dynast |
Wahbarz (Oborzos) (Mid 3rd-century BC)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Years | 200 BC - 191 BC |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Chian-Rhodian drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.24 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 415931 |
| References | Haaff Persis# 532A Pieter Anne van't Haaff; 2020. Catalogue of Persis Coinage, ca. 280 B.C.- A.D. 228: 34 Kings of 5 dynasties ruled in Iran for 500 years. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Bradley R. Nelson (ed.); 2011. Numismatic Art of Persia / Part I: Ancient - 650 BC to AD 650: The Sunrise Collection. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) |
Commemorative issue
The first attempt to secede from Seleucid rule.
Obverse
Head of Oborzos right, with moustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia.
Reverse
King standing right wearing kidaris and kandys (special clothes for Achaemenid kings), preparing to slay captive Greek warrior (katoikoi) with a bow in his left hand.
Script: Aramaic
Translation: Wahbarz was/may be victorious, (he) who (is) the commander [the karanos (κἀρανος)]
Mint
Persepolis, modern-day Marvdasht, IranComments
Van't Haaf (p. 26) describes the debate in the numismatic community on this series, with Alram questioning its authenticity in a 1987 paper, but Museler (and presumably van;t Haaff) putting forth reasons to accept it.
Dates of Oborzos' reign are estimates based on van't Haaff's dating of the Frataraka dynasty to 280-220 B.C. and his sequence as third ruler.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (200 BC - 191 BC) | 
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$ 24 000 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
CNG Triton XXVIII Lot 412 
|
14 Jan 2025 | XF |
USD 22 500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
 |
The New York Sale Auction 37 Lot 241
|
5 Jan 2016 | XF |
USD 19 500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © The New York Sale | |||||
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