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BITHYNIAN KINGDOM. Prusias I (230-182 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.99 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, scratches. Diademed head of Prusias I right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Zeus Stratius standing facing, head left, holding wreath over royal name and scepter; monogram in inner left field. SNG Copenhagen 623 var. (monograms). Rare and exceptional Hellenistic portrait. Every example of Prusias tetradrachms in sales archives has either a thunderbolt or thunderbolt with eagle with monograms in the left field, whereas this specimen only has a monogram.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2500 USD
BITHYNIAN KINGDOM. Prusias I (230-182 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.99 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, scratches. Diademed head of Prusias I right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Zeus Stratius standing facing, head left, holding wreath over royal name and scepter; monogram in inner left field. SNG Copenhagen 623 var. (monograms). Rare and exceptional Hellenistic portrait. Every example of Prusias tetradrachms in sales archives has either a thunderbolt or thunderbolt with eagle with monograms in the left field, whereas this specimen only has a monogram.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2500 USD