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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.225
People
Abdagases, Greek (r. c. 65 - 110 CE)
Title
Coin of Abdagases of Taxila, Parthia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
60-65 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Parthia
Period
Parthian period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175829

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.07 g
Die Axis
11

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Mitchiner, 1975-6, vol 8 p.741, 1093.2

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
1979.419.225
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obv.: Diademed bust of king to right. Corrupt Greek inscription partly off flan
rev.: Winged Nike standing to right, offering diadem. Kharoshthi inscription partly off flan

Verification Level

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