Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator
Mint A (Eusebia under Mt. Argaios), dated RY 13 = 88/7 BCE
AR Drachm 3.75g, 19mm, 12h
Diademed head to right
BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ APIAPAΘOV ΕVΣEBOVΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing to left, holding spear and shield; monogram to inner left, IΓ (date) in exergue.
Simonetta 13; HGC 7, 845. 3
Ex Roma
Tyana was the capital of the Hittite Kingdom in the 1st millennium BCE, and thus is an extremely ancient city. During this time, it was known as Tuwanuwa. Today, it is located near Kemerhisar, Turkey. It was an important cult city, having a temple to the Storm god Tarhunzas.
When the Hittite Empire collapsed, the city became the capital of Tuwana, which eventually became a tributary of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Later, Xenophon mentioned the city in his Anabasis, by which time it had become known as Tyana. Ariarathes V later rebounded the city as Eusebia, in honor of himself. It was then the second most important city in Cappadocia after Mazaca.