Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 14

                        Lot: 261

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

                        CAPPADOCIAN KINGDOM. Ariarathes V Eusebes (ca. 163–130 
                        BC). AR tetradrachm (16.43 gm). Struck 133 BC. Diademed 
                        head of Ariarathes V right / &#914;&#913;&#931;&#921;&#923;&#917;&#937;&#931; &#913;&#929;&#921;&#913;&#929;&#913;&#920;&#927;&#933; 
                        &#917;&#933;&#931;&#917;&#914;&#927;&#933;&#931;, Athena standing left, holding wreath-bearing 
                        Nike and resting hand on grounded shield, spear in 
                        background, AY monogram in outer left field, &#928;&#913;&#934; 
                        monogram in inner left field, &#928;&#913;&#929;&#933; monogram in outer 
                        right field, date &#923; (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 


  ... Lot 261 sold for high bid of $2200 [ $2530, or approx 1872.2 EUR, 1265 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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

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