2667 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over uncertain type (New York Sale, 37, Jan. 2016, 282)
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|Coin reference=B. R. Nelson, Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster, 2011, no. 568 | |Coin reference=B. R. Nelson, Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster, 2011, no. 568 |
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146 - 138 | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic)
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | New York Sale 37 (05/01/2016), no. 282 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Professor Ed. Josef (1988) ; Sunrise Collection |
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.: | Ancient regionAncient region. | Persis | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | 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.. 138 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.2516.25 g <br />16,250 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | B. R. Nelson, Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster, 2011, no. 568 | 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, D. Klose and W. Müseler2D. Klose and W. Müseler, Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, 2008, 2/17, P. A. van't Haaff3P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 77, no. 533. |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head right (visible on obvserse) | 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: |
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
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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