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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.216
People
Orodes II of Parthia, Parthian (r. c. 57-38 BCE)
Title
Dichalkos of Orodes II of Parthia (Ecbatana)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
57 BCE - 37 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Ecbatana (Syria)
Period
Parthian period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175583

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.51 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
dichalkous

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Sell. 45.40

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
1979.419.216
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: short bearded bust left, no symbols in field
Rev.: fort with two large, two small towers, no symbol

Verification Level

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