Bagadat on Alexander the Great - The New York Sale, LIV, 11 Jan. 2022, lot 136
From SILVER
290 - 250
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | The New York Sale, LIV, 11 Jan. 2022, lot 136 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Bagadat right, sporting short beard and mustache, wearing kyrbasia with tied flaps | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Aramaic) King seated left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding scepter and cup, standard to inner left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Persepolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 290 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 | 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: 16.5816.58 g <br />16,580 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | |
| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek) |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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