2843 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Babylon (Alexander the Great) (Heracles/Zeus) (Gorny & Mosch, 240, Oct. 2016, 278): Difference between revisions
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|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991, n° 3777-3778 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991, n° 3777-3778; SC II, n° 82.5; Nelson 2011, n° 569; | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=82.5 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=82.5 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Remarks="Überprägung einer Tetradrachme Alexanders III. aus "Babylon"! Aramäische Graffiti auf der Vs., ss Vom Untergepräge sind noch die Silhouette des Herakleskopfes auf dem Avers und Legendenreste auf dem Revers, darunter das Beizeichen ΒΛ, erhalten. Es muss sich um den Typ Price 3777 oder 3778 handeln, der zwischen 305 und 295 v. Chr. vermutlich in Babylon geprägt wurde." | |Remarks="Überprägung einer Tetradrachme Alexanders III. aus "Babylon"! Aramäische Graffiti auf der Vs., ss Vom Untergepräge sind noch die Silhouette des Herakleskopfes auf dem Avers und Legendenreste auf dem Revers, darunter das Beizeichen ΒΛ, erhalten. Es muss sich um den Typ Price 3777 oder 3778 handeln, der zwischen 305 und 295 v. Chr. vermutlich in Babylon geprägt wurde." | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 22 May 2024
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"
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch, 240, 10 Oct 2016, 278 = Gorny & Mosch, 249, 11 Oct 2017, 352 = Gorny & Mosch, 26, 9 Mar 2020, 573 | |
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.
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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: 16.9416.94 g <br />16,940 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| 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 | |
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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.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ (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: | Babylon | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Babylonia | Modern countryModern country: Iraq | 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. 305 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 295 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Price 19915Price 1991, n° 3777-3778, SC II6SC II, n° 82.5, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 569 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Überprägung einer Tetradrachme Alexanders III. aus "Babylon"! Aramäische Graffiti auf der Vs., ss Vom Untergepräge sind noch die Silhouette des Herakleskopfes auf dem Avers und Legendenreste auf dem Revers, darunter das Beizeichen ΒΛ, erhalten. Es muss sich um den Typ Price 3777 oder 3778 handeln, der zwischen 305 und 295 v. Chr. vermutlich in Babylon geprägt wurde." | ||
