Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV

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Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV

Persian; ParthiaLinkedCulture matchlcp-9f722f03254f

Date
38-2 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Khorasan
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
111040

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Parthian King Phraates IV, facing left. On the back (reverse) the legendary founder of the Parthian empire, King Arsaces, is portrayed as a kneeling archer in a field of Greek text.

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Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance
Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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AAT300037334

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