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Ariarathes VI
Rare silver drachm of Ariarathes VI wearing a tiara
King of Cappadocia
Reign130–116 BC
PredecessorAriarathes V
SuccessorAriarathes VII
Died116 BC
SpouseLaodice of Cappadocia
IssueNysa (wife of Nicomedes IV)
DynastyAriarathid
FatherAriarathes V
MotherNysa of Cappadocia

Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator (Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθης Ἐπιφανής Φιλοπάτωρ), was the Ariarathid king of Cappadocia from 130 BC to 116 BC. He was the youngest son of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia and Nysa of Cappadocia.

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