2862 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (Pegasi Numismatics, BB 150, Aug. 2016, 172)
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|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991 | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Price 1991; SC II, n° 82.5 |
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=82.5 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=82.5 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Remarks="Struck on reused planchet of Alexander III" | |Remarks="Struck on reused planchet of Alexander III" | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 16:14, 22 May 2024
280 BCE - 220 BCE | wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue: "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son"
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Pegasi Numismatics, BB 150, 16 Aug. 2016, 172 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Vadfradat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue: "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic) Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda, to left, Vādfradād standing right being crowned with wreath by Nike standing behind, bow set on ground before, standard to right |
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. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 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: 16.7616.76 g <br />16,760 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | |
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Alram 19861 , Klose - Müseler 20082 , Nelson 20113 , Van't Haaff 20204 | |
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.: | 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: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 332 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: | Price 19915 , SC II6 | ||
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: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Struck on reused planchet of Alexander III" |
References
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ Klose, Dietrich O. A. - Müseler, Wilhelm (2008), Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, xii, 90 p.
- ^ Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
- ^ van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020
- ^ Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
- ^ 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