KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes I. 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (5.42 g, 5h). Sinope mint. 
Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and 
necklace; [aplustre before], MO behind / Sea-eagle standing left, wings 
spread, on dolphin left; [t]trwyra below. Simonetta p. 15; SNG von 
Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen (Paphlagonia) 290; SNG BM Black Sea 1459 = BMC 
Pontus p. 96, 9; RG p. 199, 36. EF, toned. Very rare.

Simonetta mentions these drachms in the text describing the coins of 
Ariarathes I, but does not list them in his catalog.

Estimate: 2000 USD

Used with permission of CNG coins, www.cngcoins.com, Feb. 2011

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