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LOT 3218
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm. Dated RY 31 (65/64 BC). Mint A (Eusebeia under Mt. Argaios).
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕ•Σ ΑΡΙ•ΒΑΡΖΑΝ•Y ΦΙΛ•ΡΩΜΑΙ•, Athena Nikephoros standing to left; monogram of ΓΑ to inner left field, AΛ (date) in exergue. Simonetta 45B; HGC 7, 846. Very Fine. Toned.(3.96gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 3218
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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