Coin

Museum number:
9-22791
Permalink:
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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 out back and end hanging down, curved line of dots overhead; 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— depth 2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22791, 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 out back and end hanging down, curved line of dots overhead; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22791, 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 out back and end hanging down, curved line of dots overhead; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22791, 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 out back and end hanging down, curved line of dots overhead; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22791, 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 out back and end hanging down, curved line of dots overhead; verso: figure sitting with a bow surrounded by text.

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