25625 - Istakhr (Baydat) (tetradrachm Baydat/enthroned Baydad) over Seleucus I (Heracles/Zeus) (CNG, 126, May 2024, 390)
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2382938&AucID=5852&Lot=59 | |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 | + | |Obverse description=Head of Baydad right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earing, kyrbasia with flaps tied behind and diadem. |
| − | |Reverse legend= | + | |Reverse legend=bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods") |
|Reverse legend language=Aramaic | |Reverse legend language=Aramaic | ||
| − | |Reverse description=Baydād enthroned left, holding | + | |Reverse description=Baydād enthroned left, wearing long cloak and kyrbasia, holding sceptre and cup; to left, standard. |
|Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 8 May 2024
300 BCE - 270 BCE | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods")
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 of Baydad right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earing, kyrbasia with flaps tied behind and diadem. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods") (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.. 270 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: 16.6916.69 g <br />16,690 mg <br /> | 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.: 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, Müseler 2005-20062Müseler 2005-2006, Nelson 20113Nelson 2011, n° 557, Van't Haaff 20124Van't Haaff 2012, Type 511/514 a (same obv. die as illustration) | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus I Nicator (satrap in 321-305 BC and Seleucid king in 305-281 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 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SC II5SC 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.
- ^ Müseler, Wilhelm (2005-2006), "Die sogenannten dunklen Jahrhunderte der Persis : Anmerkungen zu einem lange vernachlässigten Thema," Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte, 55-56, p. 75-103: ill.
- ^ 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
