Istakhr (Persepolis) mint
Early 3rd century BCE
AR Drachm 17mm, 3.57 g, 4h
Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind /
Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Baydād standing right; standard to right.
van’t Haaff, Persis, Type 516; K&M –; Alram 516; Sunrise 561
There is some confusion over who was the first king of Persis, but it seems to be Bagadat. He was the first of the frataraka, who eventually became the Kings of Persis. The earliest rulers were Seleukid vassals.
In 224 CE, it was conquered by the Parthians.