300 BCE - 270 BCE | 'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, 126, 28 May 2024, 390
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right (Aramaic) Baydād enthroned left, holding scepter and cup, standard to inner left
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Istakhr (Persepolis)
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Persis
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Modern countryModern country: Iran
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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:
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Baydad I of Persis, Kingdom of Persis
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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
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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 />
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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 />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Greek) Zeus seated on stool-throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left
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Mint and issuing power
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
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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:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Attic
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"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)"
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References
- ^ Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
- ^ 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
