146 BCE - 138 BCE | "Vadfradad, the Frataraka of the Gods, Son" (Aramaic)
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Lexibett Ebay, Apr. 2017, 4279514-002
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Autophradates right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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"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.
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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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Vadfradad II of Persis, Kingdom of Persis
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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
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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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
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