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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.232
People
Orodes II of Elymais, Greek (c. 90 CE?)
Phraates, Greek (r. c. 100 CE)
Title
Drachm of Orodes II or Phraates of Elymais
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
90-100 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Elymais (Persia)
Period
Parthian period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175578

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.68 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
drachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 57

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
1979.419.232
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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