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Numismatics
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Ruler: Ardashir I, King of Iran, 180–242
Mint: Persia
Artist: Unknown
Tetradrachm of Ardashir I from Persia
226–41
Billon
13.88 g, 9:00, 26.6 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
2001.87.14361
Geography:
Made in Uncertain, Persia
Status:
Culture:
Persian
Period:
3rd century A.D.
Classification:
Numismatics
Provenance:
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
