2585 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/fire temple) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, EA 393, March 2007, 202): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin= | |Image overstriking coin=Baydad_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _393, _15_Mar_2007, _202.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3794237 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3794237 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander_basileos.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2304737&AucID=5624&Lot=948 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 393, 15 Mar 2007, 202 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 393, 15 Mar 2007, 202 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Baydat right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Baydat right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots. | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 515; Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/3; Nelson 2011, n° 560; Van't Haaff 2020, p. 64-65, n° 515; | |Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 6186; Alram 1986, n° 515; Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/3; Nelson 2011, n° 560; Van't Haaff 2020, p. 64-65, n° 515; | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.baydad.klose_museler.2008.2.3-4 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.baydad.klose_museler.2008.2.3-4 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated on stool-throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left | |||
|Overstruck mint=Macedonia (uncertain mint) | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=332 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=300 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks=Overstruck on an uncertain Alexander type. | |Remarks="Overstruck on an uncertain Alexander type." | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:27, 8 May 2024
300 BCE - 250 BCE | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars"
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 393, 15 Mar 2007, 202 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Baydat right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (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  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: 16.1816.18 g <br />16,180 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 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° 515, Klose - Müseler 20083Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/3, Nelson 20114Nelson 2011, n° 560, Van't Haaff 20205Van't Haaff 2020, p. 64-65, n° 515 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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 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.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Price 19916Price 1991 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an uncertain Alexander type." | ||
