Seleukid Coins
Cited Cappadocian Coins in the Name of Antiochos VII
Cited in description of coin CA7-AR-01:
| Ruler: | Ariarathes VII | |
| Mint: | uncertain Cappadocian mint, probably Ariaratheia or Eusebeia-Tyana | |
| Period: | c. 104 - c. 102 BC | |
| Denomination: | AR Tetradrachm | |
| Weight: | 16.44 g | |
| Diameter: | 31 mm | |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos VII right; fillet border | |
| Reverse: | ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ’ right, ‘ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ’ left (“of King Antiochos the Benefactor”); Athena Nikephoros (“carrying victory”) standing and facing left, holding Nike in right hand and resting left hand on shield with a human face, spear propped against her left arm; Nike facing right and crowning royal epithet; ‘ΔΙ’ monogram above broken-bar ‘Α’ in outer left field; ‘Ο’ in inner left field and ‘Λ’ in inner right field; laurel wreath border | |
| Die Position: | 0º | |
| References: | Lorber and Houghton, Cappadocian Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII, Series 1 - Issue 3 (obverse die A6); Newell, SMA, 298; SNG Spaer, 1872 - 1874 | |
| Source: | Photo courtesy of Klassische Münzen, Dr. Michael Brandt – fixed price list, stock No. 801085 (recorded March 9, 2008) |