Sinope (BC 333-322) Drachm - Ariarathes I

Ariarathes I of Cappadocia, 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (5.42g, 5h). Sinope mint. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; [aplustre before], Aramaic 'MO' behind / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; Aramaic legend ('Arydrt') below. EF, toned. Very rare.

Simonetta mentions these drachms in the text describing the coins of Ariarathes I, but does not list them in his catalog.

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City/Mint name:	Sinope
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Simonetta p. 15; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen (Paphlagonia) 290; SNG BM Black Sea 1459 = BMC Pontus p. 96, 9; RG p. 199, 36
Valuation:	CNG Triton XII (1/2009), lot 352 ($2,750 + comm)
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