2813 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradad/temple fire) over uncertain type (CNG, 108, May 2018, 410): Difference between revisions

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2813

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_CNG, _108, _16_May_2018, _410.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Baydad Classical Numismatic Group, 393, 15 Mar 2007, 202.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 108, 16 May 2018, 410

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: 16.2416.24 g <br />16,240 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.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 24.524.5 mm <br />2.45 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

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

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Baydat right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

"Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (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. ^ᵖ:

Istakhr (Persepolis)

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Persis

Modern countryModern country: Iran

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Baydad I 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

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:	tetradrachm	StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:	Attic
AxisFrom 1 to 12 by analogy with the clock hours. ^ᵖ:	3<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>"" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Sear II5Sear II, n° 6186, Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 515, Klose - Müseler 20082Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/3, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 560, Van't Haaff 20204Van't Haaff 2020, p. 64-65, n° 515
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.baydad.klose museler.2008.2.3-4

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Baydad."

References

a b Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
a b 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.
a b Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
a b van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020
^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762

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+|Image overstriking coin=Vadfradad_I_CNG, _108, _16_May_2018, _410.jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4971249
+|Image overstruck variety=Baydad Classical Numismatic Group, 393, 15 Mar 2007, 202.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.baydad.klose_museler.2008.2.3-4
 |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 108, 16 May 2018, 410
-|Obverse description=Head of Autophradates right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots.
+|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=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 description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots.
+|Reverse legend language=Aramaic
+|Reverse description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, satrap standing right, in prayer and bow; to right, standard. Border of dots.
 |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis)
 |Ancient region=Persis
-|Authority=Vadfradad II of Persis; Kingdom of Persis
+|Authority=Kingdom of Persis; Vadfradad II of Persis
-|Date from=146 BCE
+|Date from=240 BCE
-|Date to=138 BCE
+|Date to=200 BCE
 |Period=Hellenistic
 |Metal=Silver
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 |Denomination=tetradrachm
 |Standard=Attic
-|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=Alram 1986, n° 533-538; Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17; Nelson 2011, n° 569; Van't Haaff 2020, p. 77, n° 533
+|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Baydat right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem. Border of dots.
+|Overstruck reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars"
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Aramaic
+|Overstruck reverse description=Fire Temple of Ahura-Mazda. To left, king standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots.
+|Overstruck mint=Istakhr (Persepolis)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Persis
 |Overstruck authority=Baydad I of Persis
+|Overstruck date from=300 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=250 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
+|Overstruck axis=3
+|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Sear II, n° 6186; Alram 1986, n° 515; Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/3; Nelson 2011, n° 560; Van't Haaff 2020, p. 64-65, n° 515
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/persepolis.baydad.klose_museler.2008.2.3-4
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Remarks="Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Baydad."
 }}