Title of article :
Seleucid Mintage: A Pattern for Parthian Coinage
Author/Authors :
Khademi Nadooshan, Farhang tarbiat modares university - Dept of Archaeology, تهران, ايران , Azizipoor, Tahereh islamic azad university - Dept of Archaeology, ايران , Taghi Safari, Mohammad tarbiat modares university - Faculty of Basic Science - XRF lab, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
Silver coins of Alexander of Macedonia, until the arrival of Parthians in the 1stcentury Be, have been put in WDXRF in order to determin Ag, Cu, Pb and Au asmajor and trace elements for fineness, debasement and refinement of silver in ancientPersia.Seleucid kingdom from 4th to I century BC was succeeded by several dynastiesand kings. But the chemical composition of their silver coins and their fineness showsthere was no changes in technology and economic policy.
Keywords :
Alexander , Seleucid , Parthian , Mithradates I , WDXRF , Coins
Journal title :
The International Journal Of Humanities
Journal title :
The International Journal Of Humanities
