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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1909,0205.144
Denomination
drachm
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Long-bearded bust of king facing, wearing tiara decorated with pearls diadem and torque; pellet in crescent and anchor to the right of bust. Dotted border.
(obverse)
Parallel dashes.
(reverse)
Authority
Ruler:
Orodes II
Cultures/periods
Parthian
Production date
early 2ndC -mid 2ndC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Elymais
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Susa
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter:
14 millimetres
Weight:
3.73 grammes
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Arabia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene)
(35, p.264)
van't Haaff 2007 / Catalogue of Elymaean Coinage, Ca. 147 BC - AD 228
(Type 13.3.2-2A, pp.114-115)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
king/queen
anchor
planet/constellation
moon
Associated names
Portrait of:
Orodes II
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Lt-Col Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson
Acquisition date
1909
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1909,0205.144
C&M catalogue number
GC28 (BMC Greek (Arabia))
(264)
(35)