2652 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/fire temple) over uncertain type (Triskeles, 16, June 2016, 149)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2652

146 BCE - 138 BCE | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic)

Images

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Triskeles, 16, 3 June 2016, 149

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. 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. 146 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 138 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8416.84 g <br />16,840 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.: 3 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

M. Alram1M. Alram , Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna, 1986, no. 540 and 542, P. A. van't Haaff2P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 79-80, no. 540.

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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Chronology

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periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

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Additional data

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