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ID:     80000352
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     CAPPADOCIAN KINGS
Issuer:     Ariarathes I
Date Ruled:     333-322 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Drachm
Weight:     5.42 g
Die Axis:     5 h
Obverse Description:     Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; [aplustre before], 'M in Aramaic behind
Reverse Description:     Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; Ariarathes in Aramaic below
Mint:     Sinope
Primary Reference:     Simonetta P. 15
Reference2:     SNG VA -
Reference3:     SNG Cop (Paphlagonia) 290
Reference4:     SNG BM Black Sea 1459 = BMC Pontus P. 96, 9; RG P. 199, 36
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132575
Grade:     EF, toned
Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 352 Very rare. Simonetta mentions these drachms in the text describing the coins of Ariarathes I, but does not list them in his catalog.