2971 - Istakhr (Ardashir II) (drachma Ardashir/Ardashir and fire temple) over Roman denarius (Van't Haaff 2020, n° 570.2-3 d)
From SILVER
50 BCE - 1 BCE | "Ardaxsir King son of Darayan King" (Aramaic)
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of the king left, wearing crown. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "Ardaxsir King son of Darayan King" (Aramaic) (Aramaic) King standing left, in prayer, in front of the fire Temple of Ahura-Mazda. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Istakhr (Persepolis) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Persis | Modern countryModern country: Iran | 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: | Ardashir II of Persis (1st c. BCE), Kingdom of Persis |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 50 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 1 BCE | 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.: drachma
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Van't Haaff 2020, p. 113, n° 570.2-3 d. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Van't Haaff 20201Van't Haaff 2020, p. 113, n° 570.2-3 d. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denarius
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ van't Haff, Pieter Anne (2020), Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020
