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Between central Asia Minor and Mesopotamia lie the mountainous regions of Cappadocia and Armenia, which for much of ancient history were buffer states between the Greek Anatolian Peninsula and Persia.

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Tigranes II

 Armenia became a great kingdom briefly when Tigranes II became ruler of the truncated Seleukid realm in 83 bc. He was driven out of Syria in 69 bc by Lucullus.
   

G7286* 2858 Cappadocia, Ariarathes V: AR 19 Drachm
$225.00
Obv. -- Diad. hd. r.
Rev. Athena stg. l.
4.19 g
Sear G7286v; BMC 3ff; Simonetta 8a. nearly EF; better than Simonetta plate coin

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