2865 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 66, May 2004, 843)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2865

240 BCE - 200 BCE | wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue: "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son"

Images

Overstriking coin

Vadfradad_I_CNG,_MBS_66,_19_May_2004,_843.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 66, 19 May 2004, 843 = Classical Numismatic Group, EA 102, 24 Nov 2004, 64
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Bellaria Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Vadfradat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue: "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda, to left, satrap standing right, in prayer and bow, 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:

Kingdom of Persis, Vadfradad II of Persis

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 240 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 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: 16.1316.13 g <br />16,130 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	BMC Arabia, p. 200, n° 1	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 533-538, Klose - Müseler 20082Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 569, Van't Haaff 20204Van't Haaff 2020, p. 77, n° 533
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.vadfradad i.klose museler.2008.2.17-20

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

Persis

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on another Persis tetradrachm of similar type."