Elymais
Kamnaskires V, ca late 1st to early 2nd century AD Billon tetradrachm. GIC-5884. Obverse: bust of Kamnaskires left. Reverse: Uncertain male bust left surrounded by blundered Greek legends. 26.5 x 29.5 mm. Nice strike and style for the type. Very attractive natural dark brown patination with good metal (these coins are normally found slightly rough). 26.7 x 29.5 mm. 15.12 grams ....... VF $155.00
Elymais was a small Kingdom in the Southern parts of the Persian Kingdom, about which little is known. It seems to have existed during the first few centuries AD as a semi-independent Kingdom alongside the Parthian. Elymais was conquered by the Sassanians at the same time as the Parthians.