240 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"
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.:
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:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 240 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Head of Baydad right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earing, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind and diadem.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.ᵖ:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 299 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
"Rarísimo tetradracma del rey Oborze acuñado sobre otro de su antecesor, el rey Bagadates I cuyo nombre podemos ver en el reverso"
References
abAlram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
abKlose, Dietrich O. A. - Müseler, Wilhelm (2008), Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, xii, 90 p.
abNelson, 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
^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.
periodTime period of the numismatic object.
