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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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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
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