2862 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Alexander type (Heracles/Zeus) (Pegasi Numismatics, BB 150, Aug. 2016, 172)

From SILVER


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"

Images
Overstriking coin
Vadfradat_Pegasi_Numismatics, _BB_150, _16_Aug._2016, _172.jpg
Overstruck variety
Seleucus I Babylon.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: Pegasi Numismatics, BB 150, 16 Aug. 2016, 172

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Head of Vadfradat right, wearing earring, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) and diadem. Border of dots. 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
Mint: Istakhr (Persepolis) Ancient region Persis Modern country: Iran Authority: Kingdom of Persis, Vadfradad II of Persis
Chronology
From 240 BCE to 220 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 16.7616.76 g <br />16,760 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.]]1Alram 1986, n° 533-538, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Klose - Müseler 2008, 2/17, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Nelson 2011, n° 568 var. (no bow), "[[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. 77, n° 533
Coin series web reference:

Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Zeus seated on stool-throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Macedonia (uncertain mint) Ancient region ᵖ Macedon Modern country: Greece Authority ᵖ: Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Macedonian kingdom
Chronology
From 332 BCE to 280 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Denomination ᵖ: tetradrachm Nomisma.org Standard ᵖ: Attic
References
Coin type reference ᵖ: "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5Price 1991, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]6SC II, n° 82.5
Coin series web reference overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidence:
Remarks: "Struck on reused planchet of Alexander III"

References

  1. ^  Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
  2. ^  Klose, Dietrich O. A. - Müseler, Wilhelm (2008), Statthalter Rebellen Könige - Die Münzen aus Persepolis von Alexander dem Großen zu den Sasaniden, Munich, xii, 90 p.
  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
  5. ^  Price, Martin Jessop (1991), The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: a British Museum Catalogue, 2 vol., Zürich-London, 637 p., 637 p., clix pl.
  6. ^  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