2554 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/enthroned Baydad) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 88, Oct. 2015, 446): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin= | |Image overstriking coin=Baydad_Numismatica_Ars_Classica,_88,_8_Oct_2015,_446.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2664230 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2664230 | ||
|Sale=Numismatica Ars Classica, 88, 8 Oct 2015, 446 | |Sale=Numismatica Ars Classica, 88, 8 Oct 2015, 446 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of | |Obverse description=Head of Baydad right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods" | |Reverse legend=bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods") | ||
|Reverse legend language=Aramaic | |Reverse legend language=Aramaic | ||
|Reverse description=Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup. To left, standard. | |Reverse description=Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup. To left, standard. |
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300 BCE - 250 BCE | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods")
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Baydad_Numismatica_Ars_Classica,_88,_8_Oct_2015,_446.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatica Ars Classica, 88, 8 Oct 2015, 446 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Baydad right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods") (Aramaic) Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup. To left, standard. |
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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.9216.92 g <br />16,920 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Arabia1BMC Arabia, p. 195, n° 1, Alram 19862Alram 1986, n° 511, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 557, Van't Haaff 20204Van't Haaff 2020, p. 63, n° 511 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
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.. | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1922), Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S. Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene), London, p.ccxix, p.359, pl.55
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
- ^ van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020