2738 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydat/fire temple) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 84, May 2010, 781)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2738

300 BCE - 250 BCE | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (Aramaic)

Images

Overstriking coin

Baydat_CNG, _MBS_84, _5_May_2010, _781.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 84, 5 May 2010, 781 = Heritage, 26 Apr. 2012, 23214

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

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

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

"Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (Aramaic) (Aramaic) Fire Temple of Ahura-Mazda. To left, king 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:

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 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: 1717 g <br />17,000 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.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j.

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 515 var., Sear II2Sear II, n° 6186, Klose - Müseler 20083Klose - Müseler 2008, n° 2-3, Nelson 20114Nelson 2011, n° 560, Van't Haaff 20205Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j.

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:
RemarksRemarks:	"Like most Persic tetradrachms it is overstruck on a coin of Alexander the Great" (nb: no detail allowing such a precise identification)