2570 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/enthroned Baydad) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (van't Haaff 2020, 511d)
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|Obverse description=Head of Bagadat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Bagadat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods" (Aramaic) | |Reverse legend="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods" (Aramaic) | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Aramaic | ||
|Reverse description=Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup. To left, standard. | |Reverse description=Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup. To left, standard. | ||
| + | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
| − | |Authority=Baydad I | + | |Authority=Baydad I of Persis; Kingdom of Persis |
| + | |Date from=300 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=250 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.96 | |Weight=16.96 | ||
|Diameter=29 | |Diameter=29 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| − | |Coin reference=Engels 2013, pl. 2, g ; | + | |Standard=Attic |
| + | |Coin reference=Engels 2013, pl. 2, g ; van't Haaff 2020, p. 63, n° 511 d | ||
|Coin series reference=D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/2;P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 63, no. 511. | |Coin series reference=D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/2;P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 63, no. 511. | ||
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) | ||
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300 BCE - 250 BCE | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods" (Aramaic)
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Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Bagadat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods" (Aramaic) (Aramaic) Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup. To left, standard. |
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.. 250 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: 16.9616.96 g <br />16,960 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Engels 2013, pl. 2, g, van't Haaff 2020, p. 63, n° 511 d | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | D. Klose and W. Müseler1D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/2, P. A. van't Haaff2P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 63, no. 511. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC) |
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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
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Additional data
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