KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios. 96-63 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Mint B (Eusebia under Mt. Tauros). Dated RY 2 (95/4 BC). Good VF.

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Greek, 12h, Silver

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KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios. 96-63 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Mint B (Eusebia under Mt. Tauros). Dated RY 2 (95/4 BC). Diademed head right / Athena standing left, holding Nike and supporting shield and spear; to left, Θ above M; E to right, B in exergue (top portion visible). Simonetta 6 (this coin referenced); HGC 7, 848; DCA 463; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 916 (same dies); Jameson 1637 (this coin). Deeply toned. Good VF.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Bellaria Collection (Triton VII, 13-14 January 2004), lot 333; Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1913).


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 11:42:20 ET.

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