2554 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/enthroned Baydad) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 88, Oct. 2015, 446)

From SILVER


299 BCE - 250 BCE | bgdt prtrk' zy lhy bgwrt (="Baydad, son of Bagawart, dynast of the Gods")

Images
Overstriking coin
Baydad_Numismatica_Ars_Classica, _88, _8_Oct_2015, _446.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: Numismatica Ars Classica, 88, 8 Oct 2015, 446

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Head of Baydad right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. 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
Mint: Istakhr (Persepolis) Ancient region Persis Modern country: Iran Authority: Baydad I of Persis, Kingdom of Persis
Chronology
From 299 BCE to 250 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 16.9216.92 g <br />16,920 mg <br /> Denomination: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
Standard: Attic
References
Coin reference: Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1BMC Arabia, p. 195, n° 1, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Alram 1986, n° 511, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Nelson 2011, n° 557, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Van't Haaff 2020, p. 63, n° 511
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Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Reverse:
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Ancient region ᵖ Modern country: Authority ᵖ:
Chronology
From to period
Physical description
References
Coin type reference ᵖ:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidence:
Remarks: nb: no mention of overstrike

References

  1. ^  Hill, George Francis (1922), Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S. Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene), London, p.ccxix, p.359, pl.55
  2. ^  Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
  3. ^  Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
  4. ^  van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020