Art Institute of Chicago
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Bust of King Volagases IV
Parthian
- Date
- 192-193
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Iran
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays King Volagases IV, his forehead bound in a type of headband called a fillet. Above this, his hair is depicted as rows of dots. On the back (reverse) the goddess Tyche presents a wreath to the king, who is seated on a high backed throne
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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