Silver coin of the Persian state, Achaemenid satrap, 379 BC - 374 BC
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2019-09
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Ohio State University. Middle East Studies Center
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FRONT ONE and TWO: Image of a silver coin of the Persian state depicting a bust of the goddess Artus wearing a necklace.
REVERSE ONE and TWO: Image of a silver coin of the Persian state depicting Ares wearing a military helmet.
COINS: Silver coins Persian stater. Achaemenid satrap 379-374 BC. Front: Bust of goddess Artus with jet hair and a necklace on neck. Back: Ares picture with a beard and his helmet 379-374 BC. Thickness (4 mm) diameter (2 cm & 5 mm). Achaemenid. Malek National Library and Museum Institution, Tehran, Iran.
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.
REVERSE ONE and TWO: Image of a silver coin of the Persian state depicting Ares wearing a military helmet.
COINS: Silver coins Persian stater. Achaemenid satrap 379-374 BC. Front: Bust of goddess Artus with jet hair and a necklace on neck. Back: Ares picture with a beard and his helmet 379-374 BC. Thickness (4 mm) diameter (2 cm & 5 mm). Achaemenid. Malek National Library and Museum Institution, Tehran, Iran.
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.
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Achaemenid Empire