2864 - Istakhr (Baydad I) (tetradrachm Baydad/enthroned Baydad) over uncertain type (The New York Sale, 37, Jan. 2016, 230)

From SILVER


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

Images
Overstriking coin
Baydad New York Sale, 37, 5 Jan 2016, 230.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: The New York Sale, 37, 5 Jan 2016, 230
Private collection(s) ᵖ: Sunrise Collection

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Head of Baydad right, with short beard and mustache, wearing earing, satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied behind 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. Border of dots.
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: 16.8616.86 g <br />16,860 mg <br /> Denomination: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
Standard: Attic
References
Coin reference: Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j. 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° 515 var., "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6186, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Klose - Müseler 2008, n° 2-3, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Nelson 2011, n° 560, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5Van't Haaff 2020, p. 65, n° 515 i-j
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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: sure
Remarks: nb: no mention of overstrike

References

  1. ^  Alram, Michael (1986), Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  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.
  4. ^  Nelson, Bradley R. (2011), Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650, Lancaster
  5. ^  van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020