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REVPersis, Pakor II: Silver Obol Series
An authoritative numismatic analysis of the silver obol series of Pakor II, King of Persis during the early to mid-1st century CE. This study examines historical context under Arsacid Parthian hegemony, obverse and reverse portrait iconography, Imperial Aramaic legends, metrological and flan modules, and scholarly debates surrounding ruler sequencing and reverse bust identification.
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REVSilver Obol of Prince Y (Unknown King II), Kingdom of Persis
An in-depth study of the rare silver obols issued under the anonymous ruler Prince Y (Unknown King II) of Persis during the late 1st century AD, analyzing Parthian dynastic influences, the overhead diadem motif, degraded epigraphy, and metrology.
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REVUnknown King I-X: Anonymous Silver Drachms of Persis
An in-depth analysis of the anonymous silver drachms of Persis attributed to Unknown King I-X (Alram Type 551), exploring their distinctive iconography, transitional chronology, and cultic architectural imagery.
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REVAutophradates II Silver Drachm of Persis: Typological and Iconographic Analysis
An in-depth numismatic review of the silver drachm coinage issued under Autophradates II (Vādfradād II) in Hellenistic Persis, examining its Achaemenid royal iconography, epigraphic variations, and place within the fratarakā dynastic sequence.
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REVVahšīr, Silver Obol, Kingdom of Persis
A comprehensive numismatic study of the silver obols issued under Vahšīr (conventionally designated Oxathres I), King of Persis, exploring dynastic context, Zoroastrian iconographic programs, epigraphic limitations on fractional flans, and typological classifications.
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REVSilver Obol of Darayan II: Royal Cultic Iconography in Late Parthian Persis
An in-depth numismatic analysis of the silver obol of Darayan II (ca. 75–25 BC), examining its Parthian-style tiara portraiture, Zoroastrian fire-altar reverse, Aramaic epigraphy, metrological norms, and catalog classifications.