3161 - Istakhr (Ardashir II) (drachma Ardashir/Ardashir and fire temple) over Roman denarius (van't Haaff 2020, 570.2-3a)

50 BCE - 1 BCE | "Ardaxsir King son of Darayan King" (Aramaic)

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Location/history

Overstriking coin

Description

Obverse:

Head of the king left, wearing crown.

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

Mint:

Istakhr (Persepolis)

Ancient region

Persis

Modern country: Iran

Authority:

Ardashir II of Persis (1st c. BCE), Kingdom of Persis

Chronology

From 50 BCE to 1 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

period

Physical description

Metal: Silver		Denomination: drachma

References

Coin reference:

P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 113, no. 570.2-3 a.

Coin series reference:

"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1P. A. van't Haaff, Catalogue of Persis Coinage, Ca. 280 B.C. - A.D. 228, 2020, p. 111-114, no. 570.

Overstruck type

Description

Obverse:

Reverse:

Mint and issuing power

Mint ^ᵖ:

Rome

Ancient region ^ᵖ

Latium

Modern country: Italy

Authority ^ᵖ:

C. Naevius Balbus, Roman Republic

Chronology

From 79 BCE to 79 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

period

Physical description

Denomination ^ᵖ:

denarius

References

Coin type reference ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidence:
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References

^ P. A. van't Haaff