Eusebeia was the centre of a satrapy under Persian rule until it was conquered by Perdikkas, one of the generals of Alexander the Great when it became the seat of a transient satrapy by another of Alexander's former generals, Eumenes of Cardia.
The city was subsequently passed to the Seleucid empire after the battle of Ipsus but became once again the centre of an autonomous Cappadocian kingdom under Ariarathes III of Cappadocia in around 250 BC.
In the ensuing period, the city came under the sway of Hellenistic influence, and was given the Greek name of Eusebia in honor of the Cappadocian king Ariarathes V.
The new name of Caesarea, by which it has since been known, was given to it by the last Cappadocian King Archelaus or perhaps by Tiberius.
The city was subsequently passed to the Seleucid empire after the battle of Ipsus but became once again the centre of an autonomous Cappadocian kingdom under Ariarathes III of Cappadocia in around 250 BC.
In the ensuing period, the city came under the sway of Hellenistic influence, and was given the Greek name of Eusebia in honor of the Cappadocian king Ariarathes V.
The new name of Caesarea, by which it has since been known, was given to it by the last Cappadocian King Archelaus or perhaps by Tiberius.
Modern location: Kayseri, Turkey
(1)
Antoninus Pius
139 AD
Obverse:
laureate head right; ANTΩNEINOC__CEBACTOC
Reverse:
Mount Argaeus, statue of Helios on top, holding globe and scepter, star below; YΠATB ΠATΠATP
(3)
Ariarathes IX
96-95 BC
Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena standing left, holding Nike with wreath, resting hand on spear and shield; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIAPAΘOY / EYΣEBOYΣ // (ΠI) / E
(4)
Ariarathes V
131-130 BC
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Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on grounded shield; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIAPAΘOY / EYΣ[E!]BOYΣ, (AY) left; (ΠAΦI) in the middle; (ΔI) right, ΛΓ - year 33
(5)
Ariarathes VII
106 BC
Obverse:
Diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena holding spear and Nike, shield at her feet; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIAPAΘOY / ΦIΛOMHTOPOΣ, M / K / IA
(6)
Ariarathes VIII
99-98 BC
Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena holding spear and Nike, shield at her feet; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIAPAΘOY / EYΣEBOYΣ, T_Λ / B
(7)
Ariarathes X
42-36 BC
Obverse:
draped bust of Artemis left
Reverse:
stag left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIAPAΘ
(8)
Ariarathes X
38-37 BC
Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena standing left holding Nike with wreath spear and shield on the ground; trophy to the left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΡIAΡAΘOΥ // EΥΣEBOΥΣ KAI / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOΥ / (ΠΛΘMO) / E
(9)
Ariobarzanes I
67-66 BC
Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena standing left, holding Nike with wreath, spear and shield; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIOBAPZANOY / ΦIΛOPΩMAIOY, (MT) / ΘK
(10)
Ariobarzanes II
56 BC ?
Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena holding spear and Nike, shield at her feet; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIOBAPZANO[Y] / ΦIΛOPATOP, Z?
(11)
Ariobarzanes III
42 BC
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Obverse:
diademed head right
Reverse:
Athena holding spear and Nike, shield at her feet; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΡIOBAΡZANOΥ / EΥΣEBOΥΣ / KAI ΦIΛOΡΩM, star over crescent / HXA / IA
(12)
Gordian III
243 - II 244 AD
Obverse:
laureate bust right; AV K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC
Reverse:
6 grain ears bundled together; MHTP KAIC B N ET_Z
(13)
Hadrian
120-121 AD
Obverse:
Laureate bust left draped shoulder; AVTO KAIC TPAI AΔPIANOC CEBACT
Reverse:
Nike walking right holding wreath and palm branch; ETΔ
(14)
Hadrian
117-118 AD
Obverse:
laureate and draped bust right; E / T _ B
Reverse:
club and legend within wreath; ET_B
(15)
Hadrian
120-121 AD
Obverse:
AVTO KAIC TPAI AΔPIANOC CEBACT, laureate draped bust right
Reverse:
ET Δ, Nike walking right with wreath and palm
(16)
Septimius Severus
194 AD
Obverse:
laureate head right; AV Λ CEΠ__CEOVHPOC
Reverse:
Mount Argaeus, star above; MHTPO__KAICAPI ET B
(17)
Severus Alexander
224-225 AD
Obverse:
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right from behind; countermark - radiate head of Helios-Genius Argaeei; AV K CEOV__AΛEΞAN
Reverse:
Mount Argaeus agalma, wreath above; (MH)TPO__KAIC / ET Δ
(18)
Trajan
100 AD
Obverse:
Laureate head of right; AYT KAIΣ NEP TPAIAN ΣEB ΓEPM
Reverse:
Head of Zeus-Ammon right; ΔHMAPX·EΞ·YΠAT·Γ
(19)
Vespasian
77-78 AD
Obverse:
diademed head right; AYTOKPA KAICAP OYECΠACIANOC CEBACTOC
Reverse:
Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; NIKH__CEBACTH