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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2364668, member: 72818&quot;]This is my first silver coin of either this ruler or from this region of central&nbsp; Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Ariarathes appears to have been regarded as an &#039;enlightened despot&#039; and was distinguished by his cultivation of philosophy and the liberal arts---and seems to be considered by some to have been the greatest of the Kings of Cappadocia. Ariarathes ruled from 163-130 BC, killed in 130 BC in a war of the Romans against Aristonicus of Pergamum. The last of his successors was Archelaus (35 BC-AD 17) -------Cappadocia became a Roman Province upon his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Drachm of Ariarathes, struck 131-130 BC; Mint A, Eusebeia-Mazaca</p><p>18 mm, 4.28 grams; Simonetta 17</p><p>Diademed bust right,</p><p>Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding spear and shield set on ground;</p><p>monograms inner left and outer right.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]482822[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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