Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 14 Lot: 261

CAPPADOCIAN KINGDOM: Ariarathes V Eusebes. (ca. 163–130 
BC). AR tetradrachm.

(16.43 gm). Struck 133 BC. Diademed 
head of Ariarathes V right / 
BASILEWS ARIA RAQOY EYSEBOYS, Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield.
 AY monogram in outer left field, ΠΑΦ 
monogram in inner left field, ΠΑΡΥ monogram in outer 
right field, date Λ (regnal year 30) in exergue. 
Simonetta p. 23, 2 (Ariarathes IV). Extremely rare. 
Light roughness on obverse , and some porosity on 
reverse. Good very fine 
Estimated Value: $ 3,500 

sold for high bid of $2200 [ $2530, or approx 1872.2 EUR, 1265 GBP

Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 closed June 21st, 2007.

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