25625 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Seleucus I (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 390)
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|Image overstriking coin=Bayadat_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _126, _28_May_2024, _390.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Bayadat_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _126, _28_May_2024, _390.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2381988&AucID=5854&Lot=390 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2381988&AucID=5854&Lot=390 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Seleucus_I_Babylon.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2382938&AucID=5852&Lot=59 | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 390 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 390 | ||
|Obverse description=Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind | |Obverse description=Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind | ||
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|Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
− | |Authority= | + | |Authority=Baydad I of Persis; Kingdom of Persis |
|Date from=300 BCE | |Date from=300 BCE | ||
|Date to=270 BCE | |Date to=270 BCE | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 511; Nelson 2011, n° 557 | + | |Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 511; Nelson 2011, n° 557; Van't Haaff 2012, Type 511/514 a (same obv. die as illustration) |
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus seated on stool-throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Babylon | ||
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Babylonia | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC); Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=311 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=300 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=SC II, n° 82.5 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=82.5 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a Babylon I mint tetradrachm of Seleukos I (second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC) in the name and types of Alexander III (SC 82.5)" | |Remarks="Overstruck on a Babylon I mint tetradrachm of Seleukos I (second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC) in the name and types of Alexander III (SC 82.5)" | ||
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Revision as of 11:44, 7 May 2024
300 BCE - 270 BCE | 'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 390 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | 'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right (Aramaic) Baydād enthroned left, holding scepter and cup, standard to inner left |
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: | Baydad I of Persis, Kingdom 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.. 270 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6916.69 g <br />16,690 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Alram 19861Alram 1986, n° 511, Nelson 20112Nelson 2011, n° 557, Van't Haaff 20123Van't Haaff 2012, Type 511/514 a (same obv. die as illustration) |
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.: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (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: | Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 BC), Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 311 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SC II4SC II, n° 82.5 | ||
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: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Babylon I mint tetradrachm of Seleukos I (second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC) in the name and types of Alexander III (SC 82.5)" |
References
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
- ^ van't Haaff, Peter A. (2012), "Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. – A.D. 228 : 34 Kings of 5 dynasties that ruled in Iran for 500 years,” Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia, 18, 2012, p. 207-272.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables