Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm. Mint A (Eusebeia under Mt. Argaios), dated RY 22 = 74/3 BC. Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡΖΑΝOY ΦΙΛΟΡΩΜΑΙOY, Athena standing to left, with spear and shield, and left hand outstretched supporting Nike left, holding wreath; monogram to inner left, KB (date) below; all within filleted border. HGC 7, 847; Simonetta 30b; SNG Copenhagen Supplement, 941. 4.11g, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine; well-centred. Very Rare.
From a private Scandinavian collection, collector's ticket included;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 501.
One of very few known examples, this reverse type exhibits a filleted border which was probably issued in commemoration of Ariobarzanes I's restoration to the throne by Lucullus. The key drachm to the Cappadocian series, examples are held in the Simonetta collection, by the ANS, the Danish National Museum and the Cabinet des Médailles, but otherwise the type is missing from most public collections.
Near Extremely Fine; well-centred. Very Rare.
From a private Scandinavian collection, collector's ticket included;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 501.
One of very few known examples, this reverse type exhibits a filleted border which was probably issued in commemoration of Ariobarzanes I's restoration to the throne by Lucullus. The key drachm to the Cappadocian series, examples are held in the Simonetta collection, by the ANS, the Danish National Museum and the Cabinet des Médailles, but otherwise the type is missing from most public collections.