Persis - Rulers under Parthian sovereignty, 100 BC - end of 1st cent AD - Ardaxšīr II (Artaxerxes) - AR Hemidrachm (1.96 g) - Broad bust of bearded king left, wearing mural crown with battlements, monogram to right / King standing right (on left side of altar), holding sceptre before lighted altar. Aramaic legend. Scarce (Alram 577 / ZENO 286678 / Van 't Haaff 577c, this coin) - VF