25625 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Seleucus I (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 390)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 25625

299 BCE - 270 BCE | 𐡁𐡓𐡁 / 𐡀𐡍𐡄𐡏𐡀 bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods")

Images

Overstriking coin

Bayadat_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _126, _28_May_2024, _390.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Seleucus_I_Babylon.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	The New York Sale, LIV, 11 Jan. 2022, lot 136 = Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 390

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.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

𐡁𐡓𐡁 / 𐡀𐡍𐡄𐡏𐡀 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.. 270 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: 16.6916.69 g <br />16,690 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 511-513, Klose - Müseler 20082Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/1, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 557, Van't Haaff 20124Van't Haaff 2012, Type 511/514 a (same obv. die as illustration)
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.:

Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek) Zeus seated on stool-throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left

Mint and issuing power

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

Babylon

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Babylonia

Modern countryModern country: Iraq

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

Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 311 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE

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

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	SC II5SC II, n° 82.5
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=82.5

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Babylon I mint tetradrachm of Seleukos I (second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC) in the name and types of Alexander III (SC 82.5)"