Coin

Museum number:
9-22792
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022792
Description:
Parthian coin, silver, accretions; recto: outline style face in profile facing right, long beard, helmet(?) with projections on top, diadem over it with loop to back and end hanging down, curved row of dots overhead and in front of face; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.
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— diameter 1.9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Coin, accession number 9-22792, described as Parthian coin, silver, accretions; recto: outline style face in profile facing right, long beard, helmet(?) with projections on top, diadem over it with loop to back and end hanging down, curved row of dots overhead and in front of face; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Coin, accession number 9-22792, described as Parthian coin, silver, accretions; recto: outline style face in profile facing right, long beard, helmet(?) with projections on top, diadem over it with loop to back and end hanging down, curved row of dots overhead and in front of face; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Coin, accession number 9-22792, described as Parthian coin, silver, accretions; recto: outline style face in profile facing right, long beard, helmet(?) with projections on top, diadem over it with loop to back and end hanging down, curved row of dots overhead and in front of face; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.

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