3323 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Vadfradat (Vadfradat/temple fire) (van't Haaff 2020, 544 a)
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|Reverse legend="Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) | |Reverse legend="Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) | ||
|Reverse description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer, crowned by a Nike. To right standard. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer, crowned by a Nike. To right standard. Border of dots. | ||
| + | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
| − | |Authority=Autophradates | + | |Authority=Autophradates (satrap of Persis) |
|Date from=146 | |Date from=146 | ||
|Date to=138 | |Date to=138 | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Diameter=30 | |Diameter=30 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
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|Coin series reference=P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 81, no. 544. | |Coin series reference=P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 81, no. 544. | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Autophradates right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Autophradates right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ||
| − | |Overstruck reverse legend=Aramaic | + | |Overstruck reverse legend=Aramaic |
|Overstruck reverse description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots. | |Overstruck reverse description=Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer. To right standard. Border of dots. | ||
|Overstruck authority=Autophradates I/Vadfradad I (dynast of Persis, 3rd century BC) | |Overstruck authority=Autophradates I/Vadfradad I (dynast of Persis, 3rd century BC) | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 7 May 2024
146 - 138 | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic)
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Autophradates right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap standing right, in prayer, crowned by a Nike. 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: | Autophradates (satrap of Persis) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 146 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 138 | 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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 81, no. 544 a. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | P. A. van't Haaff1P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 81, no. 544. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Autophradates right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Aramaic Fire Temple with half-figure of Ahura-Mazda. To left, satrap 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: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Autophradates I/Vadfradad I (dynast of Persis, 3rd century BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 146 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ P. A. van't Haaff
