I've been wanting to expand my Greek collection and there havent been many horseman coins lately so I decided to get a budget drachm of Ariarathes V. Cappadocian Kingdom Ariarathes V Drachm 4.02g Year GA = 130-129 BC. Young head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΡIAΡAΘOY EYΣEBOYΣ, Athena standing left holding Nike & spear, resting hand on shield on ground to right. FAP monogram in left field, IH monogram in right field, date ΓA in ex. HGC 7, 811 Dented flan Feel free to can your Cappadocian coins
Nice coin. I like the design enough to have one of these. I found it at a small coin shop in Krakow, Poland CAPPADOCIAN KINGDOM: Ariarathes V AR Drachm OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ariarathes V right REVERSE: Athena standing left, holding Nike & resting hand on grounded shield, HDI monogram in outer left field, PAFI monogram in inner left field, HF monogram in outer right field, date GL in exergue Struck at Cappadocia, Year 33 (= 130 BC) 4.2g, 18mm SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 673–678. Simonetta p. 24, 20b
Thanks all and thanks @Mat for not buying it That on looks great @Bing . I love the style of the portraits on these.