300 BCE - 250 BCE | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (Aramaic)
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 84, 5 May 2010, 781 = Heritage, 26 Apr. 2012, 23214
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Bagadat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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"Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of Fars" (Aramaic) (Aramaic) Fire Temple of Ahura-Mazda. To left, king standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Istakhr (Persepolis)
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Persis
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Modern countryModern country: Iran
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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:
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Baydad I of Persis, Kingdom of Persis
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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
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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: 1717 g <br />17,000 mg <br />
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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.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j.
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 515 var., Sear II2Sear II, n° 6186, Klose - Müseler 20083Klose - Müseler 2008, n° 2-3, Nelson 20114Nelson 2011, n° 560, Van't Haaff 20205Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Like most Persic tetradrachms it is overstruck on a coin of Alexander the Great" (nb: no detail allowing such a precise identification)
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