Pre-Long Beach Auction #85

Bithynian Kingdom. Nikomedes III, Euergetes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.62 g), 128-94 BC. Dated ca. 180 BE (ca. 117 BC). Diademed head of Nikomedes III right. Reverse: , Zeus Stratios standing left, holding wreath and scepter; in inner left field, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, above () monogram and date, . Callata D41/R-; Waddington, RG pg. 230; SNG Copenhagen 648; SNG von Aulock 6895. Beautifully toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 Ex The Jascha Heifetz Collection Sale, Part 2, Superior Galleries (9-10 December 1989), Lot 2643; NFA IV (March 1977), Lot 243.