Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewStyleKing, post: 4390979, member: 106483&quot;]Cappadocian Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII </p><p>CATHERINE C. LORBER AND ARTHUR HOUGHTON&nbsp; with an Appendix of quantitive analyses by PETR VESELÝ</p><p><br /></p><p>Find either on JSTOR Or Academia.edu</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>THE Cappadocian king Ariarathes VII (c.110–c.99 BC) struck a single issue of tetradrachms bearing his own portrait (Issue 1).2 Otto Mørkholm commented on the ‘unmistakable Seleucid appearance’ of these tetradrachms, noting the fi llet border on the obverse and the layout of the reverse, including the laurel wreath border. Describing the reverse as ‘actually copied very closely’ from issues of Antiochus VII, Antiochus VIII, and Antiochus IX, he suggested that the ‘strong Seleucid fl avor’ and the high quality of the portrait might indicate that the dies were cut by a Seleucid engraver. In 2002 a remarkable coin appeared on the numismatic market: a tetradrachm issued in the name of Ariarathes VII, but bearing the portrait of the Seleucid king Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes) (138–129 BC) (Issue 2). The piece is both reverse die linked to tetradrachms with the portrait of the young Ariarathes VII (Issue 1) and obverse die linked to tetradrachms naming Antiochus VII as their issuing authority (Issue 3). All three emissions share the same controls. The discovery of this control link quickly led to the identifi cation of other tetradrachms that seem to be Antiochene issues of Antiochus VII,3 but whose secondary controls appear in the same positions on Cappadocian drachms (the latter, in addition, carry a letter or letters in the exergue, which in most instances can be interpreted as regnal dates). The control links imply a Cappadocian origin for three series of tetradrachms, involving a total of fourteen apparently Seleucid emissions,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in