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ID number:  BIRBI-WH0101
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Pangul
Denomination:  Half Drachm
Place made:  Asia: Afghanistan, Zabulistan
Culture:  Western Turkic
Date made:  7-8th Century AD
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.05
Weight (g):  1.80
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 5594, July 1967, ex. Dr. R. B. Whitehead
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Description:  Obverse: Two opposing senmerv protomes; above, tamgha. Reverse: Tamgha (S 61d) surrounded by legend.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None visible. Reverse: ταδονο ταρχανο βαγδδιγγο υαροβιδο (Tudun, Tarkhan of Balkh, the commander).

Bibliography:  Vondrovec (2014) Typ.245 pp.661.

2 Related People

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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Pangul
Turkic


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