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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
G1971,0510.1
Denomination
obol
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Crowned deity (Great King of Persia?) seated on throne, right; holding sceptre in left hand and 'paradise flower' in right hand; dotted border.
(obverse)
Four-winged, bearded and crowned deity (Ahura Mazda?), right, with bird's tail; holding 'paradise flower' in right hand and the-pointed ring in left hand; all within incuse square.
(reverse)
Authority
Governor:
Mazaeus
Cultures/periods
Greek
Production date
361BC-333BC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Samaria (Palestine)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Nablus
(Nablus Hoard)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
11 o'clock
Diameter:
10 millimetres
(maximum)
Weight:
0.740 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Curtis & Tallis 2005 / Forgotten Empire: The world of Ancient Persia
(cat. 362)
Gitler & Tal 2019 / The Nablus 1968 Hoard: A Study of Monetary Circulation in the Late Fourth and early Third Centuries BCE Southern Levant; Haim Gitler and Orel Tal ; with contributions by Arnold Spaer and Sylvia Hurter, Dana Ashkenazi and Adin Stern
(315)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
king/queen
classical deity
Acquisition date
1971
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
G1971,0510.1