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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.86
People
Attambelos III, Persian (r. 53-72 CE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Attembelos III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
57-58
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Characene (Parthia)
Period
Parthian period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170050

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.85 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
369 A.S.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 4; D.S. 312

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.86
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head r., beardless, wearing diadem. Countermark on neck: AB
Rev.: Herakles seated l. on columette with club. Date (Tau-Xi-Theta) in exergue.

Verification Level

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