Object Details
Description
The languages used on money convey a message about the community for which the currency is intended. One of the earliest bilingual coins is this Indo-Greek drachm from around 160 BCE, which features both Greek and an ancient South Asian script.
Credit Line
Raymond & Meryem Hebert
date made
160 - 150 BCE
ID Number
1987.0935.12
accession number
1987.0935
catalog number
1987.0935.12
Object Name
coin
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .1 cm x 1.6 cm; 1/32 in x 5/8 in
place made
Afghanistan
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Exhibition
Value of Money
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1519195