1979.419.217: Coin of Phraates IV of Parthia
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.419.217
- People
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Phraates IV (37 BCE - 2 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Phraates IV of Parthia
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 37 BCE - 2 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Ecbatana (Syria)
- Period
- Parthian period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175582
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 1.07 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Denomination
- chalkous
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Sell. 52.54
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.419.217
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: bust left, pointed beard, wart on brow, segmented necklet, eagle behind head
Rev.: two cornucopiae
Verification Level
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