Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 12 Lot: 165

CAPPADOCIAN KINGDOM: Ariarathes V. (ca. 163-130 BC). AR 
tetradrachm (16.79 gm).

Year 30 (= 133 BC). Diademed head of Ariarathes V right 
/ Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on 
grounded shield, AY monogram in outer left field, PAFI 
monogram in inner left field, PARUQ monogram in outer 
right field, date L in exergue. SNG von Aulock 6263 
(same obverse die). Simonetta p. 23, 2, pl. 1, 12 (same 
obverse die). Extremely rare. Struck in high relief. 
Small patch of corrosion and a few light surface marks 
on reverse. Toned. Nearly extremely fine 

Sold for $6000 [ approx 4920 EUR, 3360 GBP 

From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 12, October 28, 2005.
Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com