25833 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 391): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Vadfradat_Classical_Numismatic_Group,_126,_28_May_2024,_391.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Vadfradat_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _126, _28_May_2024, _391.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2381989&AucID=5854&Lot=391 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2381989&AucID=5854&Lot=391 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Seleucus I Babylon.jpg | |Image overstruck variety=Seleucus I Babylon.jpg | ||
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|Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
|Authority= | |Authority=Kingdom of Persis; Vadfradad II of Persis | ||
|Date from=280 BCE | |Date from=280 BCE | ||
|Date to=220 BCE | |Date to=220 BCE | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° | |Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 540 and 542; Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17; Nelson 2011, n° 568 var. (no bow); Van't Haaff 2020, p. 77, n° 533 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.vadfradad_i.klose_museler.2008.2.17-20 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.vadfradad_i.klose_museler.2008.2.17-20 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress | |Overstruck obverse description=Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, 13 May 2024
280 BCE - 220 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
Vadfradat_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _126, _28_May_2024, _391.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Seleucus I Babylon.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 391 | |
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 of Ahura-Mazda, to left, Vādfradād standing right being crowned with wreath by Nike standing behind, bow set on ground before, standard to right |
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. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 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: 16.6816.68 g <br />16,680 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 540 and 542, Klose - Müseler 20082Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 568 var. (no bow), Van't Haaff 20204Van't Haaff 2020, p. 77, n° 533 | |
| 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.: | 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), Macedonian kingdom |
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.. 280 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 19915Price 1991 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an uncertain mint in western Asia Minor tetradrachm of Alexander III of Macedon" | ||
