COINS OF THE GREEK WORLD
KINGS OF BITHYNIA
Nicomedes III, 127-94. Tetradrachm 172 = 126/125. Head with diadem to r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ / ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΟΥ Zeus standing to l. with wreath in r. hand, sceptre in l. hand. To l. an eagle on thunderbolt above monogram and BOP. 16.81 g. SNG v. Aul. 6894. Broad planchet. Iridescent patina. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 282, Frankfurt a. M. 30. 10. 1973. Lot 136.