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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-WH0044
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Sri Sahi
Denomination:  Drachm
Culture:  Western Turkic
Metal:  Billon
Diameter (cm):  2.95
Weight (g):  3.25
Axis (degrees):  90.00
Provenance:  Whitting 3985, A. H. Baldwin, December 1961, from Turkey c.1900?
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of ruler in profile view right, moustache, wearing a crown with blossoms/tridents; two ribbons attached to the neckline. Reverse: Fire altar, two attendants, holding spears, wheels/Dharmachakra above heads.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: σριο þαυιο (His perfection, King) Reverse: No legend.

Bibliography:  Vondrovec (2014) Typ.236., pp.572.

2 Related People

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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Sri Sahi
Turkic


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