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ID number: BIRBI-WH0106 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: Kidarite Date made: 5-6th Century AD Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 3.2 Weight (g): 3.24 Axis (degrees): 90.00 Provenance: Whitting 2132. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Varhran IV, bearded, crowned, with wings on crown; single pellet border. Reverse: Fire altar, with two attendants, holding barsom; single pellet border.
Inscriptions: Obverse: Blundered Pahlavi? Reverse: None.
Bibliography: Paruck 293.
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