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Drachm - Ariarathes VI Epiphanes
| Issuer | Kings of Cappadokia |
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| Year | 130 BC - 110 BC |
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| Weight | 4.19 g |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros standing left, wearing helmet, chiton, and aegis, holding a long spear in her right hand and resting her left arm on a large round shield set on the ground. A small Nike figure is held aloft in her extended right hand. Monograms appear in the inner left field and outer right field. The Greek royal legend runs along the upper and outer edges of the field. The date ΓΛ (year 33 of the Cappadocian era) appears in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΙΓ |
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Ariarathes VI came to power under uncomfortable circumstances — his father Ariarathes V died fighting alongside Rome against Aristonikos of Pergamon in 130 BC, the very year this coinage begins. The kingdom passed to a minor, with his mother Nysa serving as regent, and she reportedly had several of her own sons killed to consolidate control before Ariarathes VI was old enough to resist her. He eventually had her executed.
The SNG von Aulock 6284 reference places this among the better-documented die groupings for the series, though attributions across the twenty-year span remain contested by specialists working from hoard evidence.