(BC 52-42) Ariobarzanes III - Drachm

Ariobarzanes III Eusebes Philoromaios, 52-42 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.55g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (41 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to left, star above crescent; monogram to right. Good VF, lightly toned. N. Frank Coll.; ex CNG 55 (9/2000), lot 645.

Ariobarzanes was a grandson of Mithradates VI of Pontos and adopted the Pontic royal symbol of the star above crescent for his coins.

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City/Mint name:	Kings of Kappadokia
Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
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Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 200 (12/2008), lot 68 ($176 + comm)
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