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2788 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/fire temple) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, 8, Sept. 2014, 750)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2788


300 BCE - 250 BCE | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (Aramaic)

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, 8, 28 Sept. 2014, 750 = Roma Numismatics, 9 , 22 March 2015, 435

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Bagadat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (Aramaic) (Aramaic) Fire Temple of Ahura-Mazda. To left, king standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots.
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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4416.44 g <br />16,440 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II1Sear II, n° 6186, Alram 19862Alram 1986, n° 525, Klose - Müseler 20083Klose - Müseler 2008, n° 2/3, Nelson 20114Nelson 2011, n° 560, Van't Haaff 20205Van't Haaff 2020, p. 64-65, n° 515
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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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: nb: no mention of overstrike