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ID number: BIRBI-WH0050 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Anonymous Denomination: Drachm Culture: Alkhan-Nezak Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.6 Weight (g): 0.98 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 3973, 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 crown with blossoms/tridents; two ribbons attached to the neckline. Reverse: Alkhan-Nezak tamgha with double pellet border, crescent with star at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees.
Inscriptions: Obverse: Corrupted Pahlavi legend. Reverse: No legend.
Bibliography: Vondrovec (2014) Typ.231., pp.495.
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