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Drachm - Archelaus Caesarea
| Issuer | Kings of Cappadokia |
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| Year | 4-5 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A Herculean club depicted vertically in the center of the field, serving as the principal type; the circular Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΧΕΛΑΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΤΙΣΤΟΥ (of King Archelaus, Philopatris, the Founder) runs around the periphery. The regnal year date, rendered as M (Greek numeral for 40, corresponding to RY 40), appears in the field alongside the club. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΧΕΛΑΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΤΙΣΤΟΥ Μ |
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Archelaus ruled Cappadocia as a client king under Roman authority from around 36 BC until Tiberius summoned him to Rome in AD 17 and annexed the kingdom outright — making this issue, struck during years 4–5 of the local royal era, a product of a reign already operating under tight imperial supervision. The Cappadocian royal mint at Caesarea would later become one of the most productive provincial silver mints in the eastern empire, but under Archelaus it functioned on a modest scale tied directly to court needs.