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Auction 132  27-31 Mar 2023
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Lot 3970

Estimate: 6000 AUD
Price realized: 5000 AUD
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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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