2638 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/fire termple) over uncertain type (New York Sale, 20, jan. 2009, 323): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Vadfradad_II_New_York_Sale,_20,_7_Jan_2009,_323.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=562870 | |||
|Sale=New York Sale, 20, 7 jan. 2009, 323 | |Sale=New York Sale, 20, 7 jan. 2009, 323 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of | |Obverse description=Head of Vadfradat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend="Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) | |Reverse legend="Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) 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) | ||
|Reverse description= | |Reverse description=FireTemple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer and bow. To right standard. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
|Authority= | |Authority=Kingdom of Persis; Vadfradad II of Persis | ||
|Date from=146 BCE | |Date from=146 BCE | ||
|Date to=138 BCE | |Date to=138 BCE | ||
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|Coin reference=P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533 j. | |Coin reference=P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533 j. | ||
|Coin series reference=M. Alram , Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna, 1986, no. 533;D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/17;P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533. | |Coin series reference=M. Alram , Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna, 1986, no. 533;D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/17;P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533. | ||
|Remarks=Significant traces of overstriking. | |||
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Revision as of 10:26, 14 May 2024
146 BCE - 138 BCE | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) 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)
Images
Overstriking coin
Vadfradad_II_New_York_Sale,_20,_7_Jan_2009,_323.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | New York Sale, 20, 7 jan. 2009, 323 | |
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.: | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) 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) FireTemple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer and bow. 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: | Kingdom of Persis, Vadfradad II of Persis |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 146 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 138 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: 16.3616.36 g <br />16,360 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533 j. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | M. Alram1M. Alram , Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna, 1986, no. 533, D. Klose and W. Müseler2D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/17, P. A. van't Haaff3P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533. |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | Significant traces of overstriking. | ||
