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|Sale=Triskeles, 17, 16 Sept. 2016, 290 | |Image overstriking coin=Vadfradat_Triskeles,_17,_16_Sept._2016,_290.jpg | ||
|Obverse description=Head of | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1264974&AucID=2565&Lot=290 | ||
|Reverse legend="Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" | |Image overstruck variety=Seleucus I Babylon.jpg | ||
|Reverse description=Fire | |Sale=Ebay VAuctions 320 = Triskeles, 17, 16 Sept. 2016, 290 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Vadfradat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | |||
|Reverse legend=wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue: "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" | |||
|Reverse legend language=Aramaic | |||
|Reverse description=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=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
|Authority=Kingdom of Persis; Vadfradad II of Persis | |Authority=Kingdom of Persis; Vadfradad II of Persis | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=280 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=220 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.91 | |Weight=16.91 | ||
|Diameter=28 | |Diameter=28 | ||
|Axis=10 | |Axis=10 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Overstruck obverse description= | |Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 5340 and 542; Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17; Nelson 2011, n° 568 var. (no bow); Van't Haaff 2020, p. 77, n° 533 | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |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 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); Macedonian kingdom | |||
|Overstruck date from=332 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=280 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on an Alexander tetradrachm" | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 11 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_Triskeles,_17,_16_Sept._2016,_290.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Seleucus I Babylon.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay VAuctions 320 = Triskeles, 17, 16 Sept. 2016, 290 | |
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: 16.9116.91 g <br />16,910 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.: 1010 mm <br />1 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: | Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 5340 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.
|
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: | Price 19915Price 1991 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an Alexander tetradrachm" | ||
References
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ Klose, Dietrich O. A. - Müseler, Wilhelm (2008), Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, xii, 90 p.
- ^ 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
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
