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

300 BCE - 270 BCE | 'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right

Images

Overstriking coin

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

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 390

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right (Aramaic) Baydād enthroned left, holding scepter and cup, standard to inner left

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, 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.. 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, Nelson 20112Nelson 2011, n° 557

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

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:	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)"