1.1965.2712: Daric of the Achaemenid Kings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2712
- People
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Achaemenid Kings (r. c. 522-330 BCE)
- Title
- Daric of the Achaemenid Kings
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 490 BCE-400 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Persia
- Period
- Classical period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/169826
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 8.34 g
- Denomination
- daric
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2712
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: King running to r. holding bow and spear
Rev.: incuse punch
Exhibition History
- From Rhubarb to Rubies: European Travelers to Safavid Iran, 1550-1700, Houghton Library, Cambridge, 05/08/2008 - 08/20/2008
- 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/10/2018 - 02/06/2019
Verification Level
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