ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Diademed head of Ariarathes X facing right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΡΙAPAΘOV / EVΣEBOVΣ KAI / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOV (Greek) Athena standing facing left, extending Nike and holding spear and shield, trophy to lower left, E (date) to inner right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 42 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 36 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams).in grams: 3.793.79 g <br />3,790 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 42 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 36 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Miebach 2026, Type 42-46
nb: no mention of overstrike (while the letters APAΘO are clearly visible, with Ariarathes X as the only known possibility for such a place, the monogram seen on the lower part of Athena, well attested for the Cappadociaan series, is unattested for Ariarathes X)
References
^Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
^Miebach, Denise (2026), From the reorganization of Pompey up to the reign of Augustus. What can coinage contribute to our understanding of client kingdoms in central Asia Minor during the Late Hellenistic period?, Unpublished DPhil, Oxford.
periodTime period of the numismatic object.
