3611 - Istakhr (Vahbaz) (tetradrachm Vahbaz/temple fire) over Baydad I (Baydad/fire temple) (Cayon, Dec. 2005, 77): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3611

205 BCE - 164 BCE | "Vahbarz, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son of Persis" (Aramaic)

Images

Overstriking coin

Wahbaz_Cayon,_14_Dec._2005,_77.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Baydad_throne.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Cayon, 14 Dec. 2005, 77

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

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

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

"Vahbarz, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son of Persis" (Aramaic) Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap 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:

Vahbaz of Persis

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 205 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 164 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		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:

Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 528, Van't Haaff 20202Van't Haaff 2020, p. 72-73, no. 526.

Overstruck type

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) "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars"

Mint and issuing power

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

Istakhr (Persepolis)

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Persis

Modern countryModern country: Iran

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

Baydad I 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.

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:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Rarísimo tetradracma del rey Oborze acuñado sobre otro de su antecesor, el rey Bagadates I cuyo nombre podemos ver en el reverso"

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 {{Overstrike
-|Sale=Cayon (14/12/2005), no. 77
+|Image overstriking coin=Wahbaz_Cayon,_14_Dec._2005,_77.jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=271211
+|Image overstruck variety=Baydad_throne.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2342659&AucID=5735&Lot=270
+|Sale=Cayon, 14 Dec. 2005, 77
 |Obverse description=Head of Oborze right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots.
 |Reverse legend="Vahbarz, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son of Persis" (Aramaic)
 |Reverse description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots.
+|Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis)
 |Ancient region=Persis
-|Authority=Wahbarz/Oborzos (dynast of Persis, c. 205-164 BC?)
+|Authority=Vahbaz of Persis
+|Date from=205 BCE
+|Date to=164 BCE
 |Period=Hellenistic
+|Metal=Silver
 |Denomination=tetradrachm
-|Coin series reference=M. Alram , Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna, 1986, no. 528;P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 72-73, no. 526.
+|Standard=Attic
-|Overstruck authority=Baydad I (dynast of Persis, 164-146 BC)
+|Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 528; Van't Haaff 2020, p. 72-73, no. 526.
+|Overstruck 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.
+|Overstruck reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars"
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Aramaic
+|Overstruck reverse description="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars"
+|Overstruck mint=Istakhr (Persepolis)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Persis
+|Overstruck authority=Baydad I of Persis
+|Overstruck date from=300 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=250 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
+|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
+|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
+|Level of confidence=sure
+|Remarks="Rarísimo tetradracma del rey Oborze acuñado sobre otro de su antecesor, el rey Bagadates I cuyo nombre podemos ver en el reverso"
 }}