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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4739238, member: 99456&quot;]Ariarathes I had no known children, however, I will stretch &quot;progeny&quot; to include adopted nephew and fast forward ~225 years...Ariarathes II was the nephew and adopted son of Ariarathes I, who begat Ariaramens, who begat Ariarathes III, who begat Ariarathes IV, who begat Ariarathes V, who begat Ariarathes VI who begat the king on this coin who began his reign under the regency of his mother Laodice, the eldest sister to King Mithridates VI of Pontus (which may explain why he was Philometor).&nbsp; It seems Cappadocian Kings were not very creative with naming.&nbsp; Mithridates had his nephew killed and replaced with his own son, whom he imaginatively named Ariarathes IX...much more to the story...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1158858[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VII Philometor </b>(mother loving), circa 112/110-100 BC., AR drachm, year 1 = 111 (?)</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed head of Ariarathes VII to right</p><p><b>Rev: </b> BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / APIAPAΘOY / ΦΙΛOMHTOPOΣ , Athena standing left, holding Nike on her extended right hand and spear and shield with her left; inner left, ΓΛI; in exergue, [A] (?)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> a coin of Cappadocia[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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