Coin

Museum number:
9-22811
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022811
Description:
Parthian coin, silver, some tarnish, one edge curled slightly under; recto: face in profile facing right, long beard, diadem on head with end hanging down, earring; verso: seated figure with bow surrounded by "text" that is only dots.
Culture or time period:
Parthian (247 BC–224 AD)
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
247 BC-224 AD
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 1.8 centimeters and whole— length 2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22811, described as Parthian coin, silver, some tarnish, one edge curled slightly under; recto: face in profile facing right, long beard, diadem on head with end hanging down, earring; verso: seated figure with bow surrounded by "text" that is only dots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22811, described as Parthian coin, silver, some tarnish, one edge curled slightly under; recto: face in profile facing right, long beard, diadem on head with end hanging down, earring; verso: seated figure with bow surrounded by "text" that is only dots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22811, described as Parthian coin, silver, some tarnish, one edge curled slightly under; recto: face in profile facing right, long beard, diadem on head with end hanging down, earring; verso: seated figure with bow surrounded by "text" that is only dots.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22811, described as Parthian coin, silver, some tarnish, one edge curled slightly under; recto: face in profile facing right, long beard, diadem on head with end hanging down, earring; verso: seated figure with bow surrounded by "text" that is only dots.

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