2811 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) over Alexander the Great (Heracles/Zeus) (The New York Sale, 37, Jan. 2016, 245)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2811

240 BCE - 200 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

Vadfradad I New York Sale, 37, 5 Jan 2016, 245.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Seleucus I Babylon.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Baldwin, 50, 7 Apr 2007, 63 = The New York Sale, 37, 5 Jan 2016, 245
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Sunrise Collection

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 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. 240 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 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: 16.5716.57 g <br />16,570 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Alram 1986, n° 540-542, Nelson 2011, n° 571, Van't Haaff 2020, p. 79, n° 540	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 533-538, Klose - Müseler 20082Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 569, Van't Haaff 20204Van't Haaff 2020, p. 77, n° 533
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.vadfradad i.klose museler.2008.2.17-20

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.:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek) 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:

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), Macedonian kingdom

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 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:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on an earlier issue."