Coin: ar drachm

Museum number:
8-6357
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080006357
Alternate number:
S-2 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Production place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Culture or time period:
Parthian (247 BC–224 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ]ASILEOS BASILEON / ARSAKON / EUERGETO DIKAION / ]IPHANO[ / ]LAHXO[
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
39-45 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.65 grams and linear 21 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-6357, described as Coin; Drachma; Silver; Silver issue; size: 21 mm.; weight: 3.65 gm. Obverse: Bust of Vardanes I facing left, with short beard and flowing represented by wavy lines; wears diadem (3 line ending), earring, spiral necklace, and cuirass; border of dots. Reverse: Arsaces seated facing right on throne, holding bow; in front, monogram; inscription: above, ]Α[ΙΛΕΩ[ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ; below, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟ ΔΙΞΑΙΟΥ; right, ΑΠ[ΑΚΟV; left,]ΙΦΑΝΟ [ ]ΛΝΗΧΟ[.

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