Hi, ladies and gentlemen.
I've been away for a while from the
forum. Many years, in fact...
I recently came back to the collecting of
Roman coins. I rarely venture in
buying Greek coins, since I don't know them well enough to take the risk. I rarely make an exception, and this coin is one of them.
Could you confirm me that it's a silver coin by
king Nikomedes of Bithinia? In my
hands and at a first closer examination it seems genuine, but I'm very dubious about the small pits, possibly by fusion, and by the exceedingly fat looking of the ruler...
The coin weighs 9,3 grams, 30 mm of
diameter.
Any
help will be welcome!
I thank you in advance for your kind attention!
Tullio