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ID number: BIRBI-WH0023 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Napki Malka Denomination: Drachm Culture: Nezak Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.7 Weight (g): 3.56 Axis (degrees): 90.00 Provenance: Whitting 3969, A. H. Baldwin, October 1961, ex. R. G. B. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of ruler in profile view right, moustache, wearing a winged crown with buffalo head and a crescent; two ribbons attached to the neckline. Reverse: Fire altar, two attendants, holding spears, wheels/Dharmachakra above heads.
Inscriptions: Obverse: YPKI MLK - Š (Napki Malka Shah) Reverse: Legend illegible.
Bibliography: Vondrovec (2014) Typ.222., pp.472
Notes: Double struck on reverse.
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