Abel coin of the Achaemenid satrap, 559 BC - 330 BC
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2019-09
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Ohio State University. Middle East Studies Center
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FRONT: Image of an Achaemenid Abel coin depicting the head of a lion and a symbol similar to the letter "k."
REVERSE: Image of an Achaemenid Abel coin depicting the head of a wild pig.
COIN: Abel Coin. Coin of satrap of the Achaemenid. Front: lion and symbol similar to the letter k. Reverse: head of wild pig. Silver. Thickness (2 mm) diameter (2 cm). Achaemenid 559 BC - 330 BC. Malek National Library and Museum Institution, Tehran, Iran.
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.
REVERSE: Image of an Achaemenid Abel coin depicting the head of a wild pig.
COIN: Abel Coin. Coin of satrap of the Achaemenid. Front: lion and symbol similar to the letter k. Reverse: head of wild pig. Silver. Thickness (2 mm) diameter (2 cm). Achaemenid 559 BC - 330 BC. Malek National Library and Museum Institution, Tehran, Iran.
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.
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Achaemenid Empire