(BC 128-94) Nikomedes III - Tetradrachm

Nikomedes III, 128-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.83g, 12h), dated 177 BE (121/0 BC). Diademed head right / Î’Î‘Î£Î™Î›Î•Î©Î£ Î•Î Î™Î¦Î‘ÎÎŸÎ¥Î£ ÎÎ™ÎšÎŸÎœÎ—Î”ÎŸÎ¥, Zeus standing left, holding wreath in right hand, lotus tipped sceptre in left; to inner left, eagle on thunderbolt above monogram and ZOP (date). Good VF, lightly toned, broad flan. Rare variety, only one specimen cited by De Callatay. Cohen Coll.; ex New York Sale V (1/2003), lot 136.

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City/Mint name:	Kings of Bithynia
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Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	De Callatay p. 54 (D30/R1); RG pg. 230 var. (monogram); BMC Pontus -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -
Valuation:	CNG Triton VIII (1/2005), lot 364 ($1,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Oct 19, 2005
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