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January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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KINGS OF BITHYNIA. Nikomedes II, ca. 149-127 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (16.79 gms), Nikomedeia Mint, dated BE 158 (140/39 B.C.). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Die Shift.
HGC-7, 642. Obverse: Diademed head right; Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding scepter and crowning name; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram above HNP monogram (date). Incredibly impressive and enticing, this specimen offers an extremely broad flan--even more so than is typical for the type--with elegant toning and very little in the way of handling.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
HGC-7, 642. Obverse: Diademed head right; Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding scepter and crowning name; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram above HNP monogram (date). Incredibly impressive and enticing, this specimen offers an extremely broad flan--even more so than is typical for the type--with elegant toning and very little in the way of handling.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Ex: Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13 - 2/1935) Lot # 1119.
Estimate: $600 - $900