Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3970 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 31ST MARCH) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $6,000
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SOLD $5,000
BITHYNIA, Kingdom of, Nicomedes III (127-94 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, 34mm, (16.70 g), dated in the Bithynian Year 180 (= 118-117 BC), obv. diademed head of Nicomedes to right, rev. **BASILEWS - EPIFANOUSY NIKOMADOU*, Zeus Stephanophoros standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above complex monogram above date **PR*, (S.7275, Callatay p.55, dies D37/R4, RG 40, cf.SNG von Aulock 264, cf BMC 16 [different monogram], HGC 7, 645). Beautiful grey patination, extremely fine and very rare.
Ex CNG Auction Sale 99, 13 May 2015 (lot 166) and Roma Auction Sale VI, 29 September 2013 (lot 665), both sale auction tickets included.
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