KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias II Kynegos. 182-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (19mm, 3.78 g, 12h). Nikomedeia mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 164.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 200

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KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias II Kynegos. 182-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (19mm, 3.78 g, 12h). Nikomedeia mint. Bearded head right, wearing winged diadem / Zeus Stephanephoros standing left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram. RG 11; HGC 7, 624. Lightly toned, flan crack, slight roughness, cleaning marks on obverse, minor die break in field on reverse. VF. Extremely rare denomination for Prousias II, none in CoinArchives.

From the Weise Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 2004. Ex Athena Fund (Part II, Sotheby's Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 585; Numismatic Fine Arts Publication 13 (March/April 1979), no. 11.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 10:54:20 ET.

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