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ID number: BIRBI-WH0060 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Varhran IV Denomination: Drachm Culture: Central Asian Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.9 Weight (g): 3.74 Axis (degrees): 90.00 Provenance: Whitting 4153, A. H. Baldwin, 21st October 1963, ex. Pre-1939 parcel. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Varhran IV facing r., crown with wings and crescent above; two ribbons extending from shoulders; star to l. of bust; single pellet border; crescent at 90, 180 and 270 degrees. Reverse: Fire altar, with two attendants, crowned; star to l. of fire, crescent to r.; single pellet border.
Inscriptions: Obverse: Unidentified legend r. of bust on obverse. Reverse: None.
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