2813 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradad/temple fire) over uncertain type (CNG, 108, May 2018, 410): Difference between revisions
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|Overstruck reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" | |Overstruck reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Aramaic | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Aramaic | ||
|Overstruck reverse description= | |Overstruck reverse description="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" | ||
|Overstruck mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Overstruck mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Persis | |Overstruck ancient region=Persis | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 10 June 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: | 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.
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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: 16.2416.24 g <br />16,240 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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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) "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" |
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.
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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 |
| 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: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Baydad." | ||
