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Ariarathes V of Cappadocia information


Ariarathes V "Father-Loving"
coin of Ariarathes V
King of Cappadocia
Reign163–130 BC
PredecessorAriarathes IV
SuccessorAriarathes VI
BornCappadocia
Diedcirc. 130 BC
Cappadocia
SpouseNysa of Cappadocia
IssueAriarathes VI
5 other unnamed children
GreekΛευκών
FatherAriarathes IV
MotherAntiochis
ReligionGreek Polytheism
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia
O: Diademed head of Ariarathes V R: Athena holding Nike with wreath and resting hand on grounded shield, spear behind; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ / ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ; monograms in field
Silver tetradrachm struck in Eusebia 133 BC; ref.: Simonetta 2 [1];

Λ in exergue is a greek numeral and means 30th year of reign

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 the 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.[1]

  1. ^ Newell, Edward Theodore (1968). Royal Greek portrait coins. Whitman Publishing Company. p. 52. OCLC 697579. ... Ariarathes V was probably the greatest of the Cappadocian kings.

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