Ariarathes III of Cappadocia Tyana Mørkholm 1969 6, Bronze, struck at Tyana, 280–220 BC. Obverse: head of ariarathes iii wearing a kyrbasia (persian leather headdress). Reverse: upper body of goddess, wearing polos (cylindrical crown) and holding flower; in front, to either side, two sphinxes, back to back. Weight about g.
| mint | Tyana | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Ariarathes III of Cappadocia | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Ariarathes III wearing a kyrbasia (Persian leather headdress)
reverse
Upper body of goddess, wearing polos (cylindrical crown) and holding flower; in front, to either side, two sphinxes, back to back
specimens (1)
BnF (IRIS)
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Ariarathes III of Cappadocia Tyana Mørkholm 1969 6 (ariarathes_iii_cappadocia_morkholm_1969_6), 280–220 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ariarathes-iii-of-cappadocia-tyana-mrkholm-1969-6/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA