Coin; AR; Drachm; Parthian. 3.93 grams, 23 mm. Orodes I, 80-78 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Orodes I l. diademed; behind, crescent. Reverse: ΒΑ[ΙΛΕ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΠ[ΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ[ ΦΙΛΕΠΠΗΝΟ[, Arsaces seated r., holding bow. ; to right: T / K.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Production place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Culture or time period:
Parthian (247 BC–224 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
December 10, 1900
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Arsaces I (King of Parthia) and Orodes I (King of Parthia)
Inscription:
T / K and ΒΑ[ΙΛΕ ΒΑ[ΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΠ[ΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥ[ ΦΙΛΕΠΠΗΝΟ[
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
80-78 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23 millimeters and weight 3.93 grams
Loans:
S1973-1974 #43: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (December 4, 1973–December 6, 1973)