Cappdocia
Ariarathes VII 116-101 BC
AR tetradrachm 16.4700 g, 29.0 mm
Eusebeia Tyana or "Mint B", see references, c 116 BC
1. Simonetta, Bono. 1977. The Coins of the Cappadocian Kings. Page 35, footnote 1. Fribourg: Office du Livre. 2. Mørkholm, Otto. 1978. The Coinages of Ariarathes VI and Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia. In Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau: Band 57, edited by Mildenberg, L. Pages 149-150 and Plate #14. Bern: Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft. 3. de Callataÿ, François. 1997. L'historie des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies. Page 194 and Plate XLIV P. Louvain-la-Neuve: Université catholique de Louvain.
Obverse
Diademed head of Ariarathes, facing right. Filleted border.
Reverse
Athena standing, facing left, holding a spear under her left arm, her left hand resting on a round shield with a gorgoneion. Standing on Athena's right hand, Nike crowns the epithet with a wreath. An olive border encompasses all. Moneyers marks Ο Λ adjacent to Athena, monograms in left field.
On the right: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ On the left: ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ