1979.419.219: Coin of Orodes I of Parthia
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.419.219
- People
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Orodes I, Parthian (r. c. 57 BCE -38 BCE)
Orodes II of Parthia, Parthian (r. c. 57-38 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Orodes I of Parthia
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 1st century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Parthia
- Period
- Parthian period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175416
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 1.6 g
- Die Axis
- 12
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 37C, p74
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.419.219
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bust of Orodes I, close beard, slightly pointed, hair flowing; wears diadem
Rev.: Crescent and one star
Verification Level
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