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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2676
People
Mazakes, Persian (r. after 331 BCE)
Title
Double Daric of Mazakes, Babylon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
after 331 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Babylon (Mesopotamia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Achaemenid
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148587

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.71 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
double daric

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.2676
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Persian king to r., kneeling on r. knee, holding bow in l. hand and lance with r.; rev: Oblong incuse, bilaterally striated.

Verification Level

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