Drachm - Oxathres I King right of altar
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Persis
(Persian Empires)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Wahsir I (Oxathres I) (2nd half of the 1st-century AD)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 50-75 |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Chian-Rhodian drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.85 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 416045 |
| References | Haaff Persis# 579 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.Michael Alram, Manfred Mayrhofer, Rüdiger Schmitt; 1986. Nomina propria Iranica in nvmmis: Materialgrundlagen zu den iranischen Personennamen auf antiken Münzen. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Sunrise# 602 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. |
Obverse
Bearded bust of Oxathres I left, wearing diadem with three ties and torque with four segments, crescent before.
Reverse
King standing right of altar, facing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar.
Script: Aramaic
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (50-75) | |||||||||||||||
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