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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.546
People
Unknown King (Before c. 57 BCE)
Title
Coin of Parthia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
Before c. 57 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Parthia
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Hellenistic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179364

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.79 g
Die Axis
2

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC p. 57, no. 8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.546
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of king with short beard, facing.
Rev.: Nike in chiton advancing r., bearing wreath and palm branch.

Verification Level

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