Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV

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Date
38-3 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Iran
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141479

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Parthian king Phraates IV, facing left and wearing a diadem. On the back (reverse), the king is shown seated on a throne; holding a bow in his rtight hand. The goddess Tyche stands before him.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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AAT300037334

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