299 BCE - 250 BCE | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods")
Overstriking coin
Baydad New York Sale, 37, 5 Jan 2016, 230.jpg
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Baydad right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earing, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Istakhr (Persepolis)
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Persis
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Modern countryModern country: Iran
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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:
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Baydad I of Persis, Kingdom of Persis
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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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8616.86 g <br />16,860 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 515 var., Sear II2Sear II, n° 6186, Klose - Müseler 20083Klose - Müseler 2008, n° 2-3, Nelson 20114Nelson 2011, n° 560, Van't Haaff 20205Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Attic
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References
References
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Klose, Dietrich O. A. - Müseler, Wilhelm (2008), Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, xii, 90 p.
- ^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
- ^ van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020
