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(BC 130-112/0) Ariarathes VI - Drachm
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Ariarathes VI Epiphanes, ca 130-112/0 BC. AR Drachm (4.08g, 12h), uncertain mint. Draped bust right, wearing tiara adorned with two (Pontic) stars / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟ[ΡΟΣ] (APIAPA inverted), Athena seated left, holding laurel wreath in extended right hand, left arm resting on shield set on ground, spear behind; at feet, dog(?) standing left, head right. VF, toned, porous, scuff in field on obverse causing slight wave in flan. Extremely rare, perhaps the third known.
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| File information |
| Filename: | 710981.jpg |
| City/Mint name: | Kings of Kappadokia |
| Rating (4 votes): |   |
| Keywords: | silver / hellenistic |
| References: | Simonetta p. 32, 1 (Ariarathes VI); Arslan, "The Cappadocian King Ariarathes VI and the Star on the Tiara," The Celator vol. 17, no. 3 (March 2003), fig. 6; SNG Cop. -; BMC -; SNG v. Aulock - |
| Valuation: | CNG Triton IX (1/2006), lot 981 (est. $4,000; unsold); CNG Auc. 75 (5/2007), lot 451 ($1,400 + comm) |
| Photo courtesy of: | Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com |
| Filesize: | 54 KiB |
| Date added: | Jun 09, 2006 |
| Dimensions: | 500 x 226 pixels |
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| URL: | http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=3758 |
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