Greek Coins - Silver drachm of Ariarathes V (S2334)

Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator AR Drachm. Mint A (Eusebia under Mt. Argaios), dated RY 33 = 130/29 BC. Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘOV EVΣEBOVΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing to left, with spear and shield; monogram to inner left, monogram to outer left, monogram to outer right; ΓA (date) in exergue. HGC 7, 811; Simonetta 28a (Ariarathes IV). 4.03 g, 17 mm Very Fine

Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator (Greek: Ἀριαράθης Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ; reigned 163–130 BC) was a son of the preceding king Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia and queen Antiochis. He was distinguished by his contemporaries for his excellence of his character and his cultivation of philosophy and the liberal arts and is considered by some historians to have been the greatest of the kings of Cappadocia.