KINGS of PERSIS. Baydād (Bagadat). Early 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.06 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 358.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Oriental Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 5 000

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KINGS of PERSIS. Baydād (Bagadat). Early 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.06 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind / Baydād enthroned left, holding scepter and cup; standard to inner left; zy ’lhy’ (of the gods) in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk’ z (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right, bgdt prtrk’ zy ’lh/hyy [sic] (Baydad frataraka of the gods) in Aramaic flanking scepter. van’t Haaff, Persis, Type 511/514 e-f var. (no double-engraved rev.; same obv. die); K&M 2/1 var. (no double-engraved rev.); Alram 511 var. (same); Sunrise 557 var. (same). Toned with traces of iridescence, light roughness, double strike on reverse. Good VF. Overstruck on an uncertain mint tetradrachm of Alexander III type, likely an issue of Seleukos I. Unpublished, unique.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 123 (23 May 2023), lot 332.

This unpublished and unique coin has a double-engraved reverse legend of the type found on this issue – bgdt prtrk’ zy ’lh/hy (Baydad frataraka of the gods).

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