2589 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/enthroned Baydad) over uncertain type (Triton, XXI, Jan. 2018, 567)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2589

299 BCE - 250 BCE | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods")

Images

Overstriking coin

Baydad_Triton_XXI, _9_Jan_2018, _567.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Triton XXI, 9 Jan 2018, 567
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Nisa Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Baydad right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earing, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods") (Aramaic) Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup, to left, standard.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Istakhr (Persepolis)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Persis

Modern countryModern country: Iran

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Baydad I of Persis, Kingdom of Persis

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 299 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8216.82 g <br />16,820 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 29.529.5 mm <br />2.95 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 513, Nelson 20112Nelson 2011, n° 559, Van't Haaff 20203Van't Haaff 2020, p. 63, n° 511
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.baydad.klose museler.2008.2.1-2

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on an uncertain mint tetradrachm of Alexander III type, likely an issue of Seleukos I." (nb: not enough visible traces to be sure)