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GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/1-RAS BHA/1/3-RAS BHA/1/3/2
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Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to C.F. Beckingham
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- 25 April 1977 (Creation)
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Handwritten, 1 piece.
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(1926-2015)
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Adrian David Hugh Bivar, FRAS (1926 - 2015) was a British numismatist and archaeologist, who was Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialized in Sasanian seals and rock reliefs, Kushano-Sasanian coins and chronology, Mithraic iconography, Arsacid history and pre-Islamic folklore.
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Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to C.F. Beckingham enthusing about the proposed award.
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gb 891 ras bha/1/3/2