2763 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Vadfradat (Vadfradat/temple fire) (van't Haaff 2020, 540d)
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|Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | |Mint=Istakhr (Persepolis) | ||
|Ancient region=Persis | |Ancient region=Persis | ||
− | |Authority= | + | |Authority=Vadfradad II of Persis; Kingdom of Persis |
− | |Date from=146 | + | |Date from=146 BCE |
− | |Date to=138 | + | |Date to=138 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.16 | |Weight=16.16 | ||
|Diameter=32 | |Diameter=32 |
Revision as of 16:15, 7 May 2024
146 BCE - 138 BCE | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic)
Images
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. 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: | Vadfradad II of Persis, Kingdom 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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.1616.16 g <br />16,160 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).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 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. 79, no. 540 d. | 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. 79-80, no. 540. |
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 ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | P. A. van't Haaff1P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 79, no. 540 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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