  About the Artwork
  
  
  Title
  Drachm of Phraates IV, ca. 38-2 B.C.
  
  
  Artwork Date
  between 38 and 2 BC
  
  
  
  
  Makers
  
  
  (Artist)
  Persian
  (Mint)
  Mint of Ecbatana
  
  
  
  Medium
  Silver
  
  
  Dimensions
  Diameter x Depth:  3/4 x 1/8 inches (1.91 x .32 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Numismatics
  
  
  Department
  Ancient Near Eastern Art
  
  
  Credit
  Gift of Dr. William Deutsch
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  66.296
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
