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| Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III, Euergetes, 128 - 94 B.C. |   | Nikomedes III aided Marius during the Cimbrian War, about 103 B.C. During the later part of his reign he struggled with Mithradates, King of Pontus, for control over Cappadocia. This struggle led to Roman intervention and the Mithradatic War. |
| 30002. Silver tetradrachm, SGCV II 7274 var; BMC Bithynia p. 213, 4 var; Recueil Général p. 230 var; De Callatay p. 54 (D30/R1), EF, weight 16.814 g, maximum diameter 36.8 mm, die axis 0o, Nicomedia mint, 122 - 121 B.C.; obverse diademed head right; reverse BASILEWS EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDOU, Zeus standing left, wreath in r., scepter in l., in inner left field eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and IOP (year 177); extremely rare, 2 known; SOLD |
| Herakleia Pontika, Bithynia, Tyrants Timotheus and Dionysios, 345 - 337 B.C. |  | |
| 26918. Silver stater, BMC Bithynia pg. 142, 22, Dewing 2151, EF, weight 9.705 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 0o, Herakleia Pontika mint, 345 - 337 B.C.; obverse head of Dionysos left, wreathed with ivy, thyrsos behind; reverse TIMOQEOU DIONUSIOU, Herakles standing left, wearing lion-skin over left arm and sword in sheath, attaching spear and shield to a trophy of arms; ex E. J. Waddell, superb specimen; SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Prusias II, 185 - 149 B.C. |  | Prusias II, son of Prusias I, inherited his father's name but not his character. Few mourned his death when he was murdered in the temple of Zeus at Nikomedia. --
Greek Coins and Their Values, by David R. Sear |
| 14037. Silver tetradrachm, SGCV II 7265; BMC 13, 210, 1v; SNG von Aulock 252v (same obv die); Recueil Général I, 221, 10b, nice VF, weight 16.431 g, maximum diameter 41.2 mm, die axis 0o, obverse head right wearing winged diadem; reverse BASILEWS PROUSIOU (P retrograde), Zeus standing left, scepter in left, crowning King's name with wreath in right, eagle left on thunderbolt over two monograms in inner left field; large flan; scarce; SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes II, Epiphanes, 149 - 128 B.C. |  | Nikomedes II accompanied his father, Prusias II, to Rome in 167 B.C., where he was brought up under the care of the Senate. His father, favoring a younger sibling for succession, decided to assassinate him. But Nikomedes discovered the plot, seized the throne and put his father to death. He remained faithful to Rome, assisting in the war with Attalus, king of Pergamus in 131 B.C. |
| 10961. Silver tetradrachm, SGCV II 7273; SNG Von Aulock 261; Waddington I pl 32, 8; BMC Pontus pg 213, 2v; SNG Cop 646v, gVF, toned, weight 16.54 g, maximum diameter 37.4 mm, die axis 0o, Nicomedia mint, 143 - 143 B.C.; obverse diademed head right; reverse BASILEWS EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDOU, Zeus standing left, wreath in r., scepter in l., in inner left field eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and NPC (year 156); ex Realms; SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Prusias I, 228 - 185 B.C. |  | Prusias I, son of Ziaelas, and grandson of Nikomedes I. The Bithynian Kingdom reached its zenith under his reign. He was an enlightened and courageous ruler who managed to maintain the prosperity of his realm at a time of great political turmoil in Asia Minor. --
Greek Coins and Their Values, by David R. Sear |
| 14039. Silver tetradrachm, SGCV II 7259; BMC 13, 209, 1; SNG Cop 623v; SNG Von Aulock 244v, nice VF, weight 16.740 g, maximum diameter 34.1 mm, die axis 0o, obverse his diademed head right with whiskers; reverse BASILEWS PROUSIOU, Zeus standing left, scepter in left, crowning King's name with right, thunderbolt and monogram inner left field; exceptional figure of Zeus; SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III, Euergetes, 128 - 94 B.C. |  | |
| 18346. Silver tetradrachm, Recueil Général p. 230, 4 var.; BMC -, SNG von Aulock -, EF, uncleaned, dark toning, weight 16.688 g, maximum diameter 34.7 mm, die axis 0o, c. 122 - 121 B.C.; obverse diademed head right; reverse BASILEWS EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDOU, Zeus standing left, wreath in r., scepter in l., in inner left field eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and ZOP (year 177); SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III, Euergetes, 128 - 94 B.C. |  | Nikomedes III aided Marius during the Cimbrian War, about 103 B.C. During the later part of his reign he struggled with Mithradates, King of Pontus, for control over Cappadocia. This led to Roman intervention and the Mithradatic War. |
| 10959. Silver tetradrachm, SGCV II 7274; BMC Pontus pg 214, 12v; SNG Von Aulock 263v; SNG Cop 648v; De Callatay pg 56, D73/R1, VF, weight 16.21 g, maximum diameter 33.0 mm, die axis 0o, Nicomedia mint, 112 - 111 B.C.; obverse diademed head right; reverse BASILEWS EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDOU, Zeus standing left, wreath in r., scepter in l., in inner left field eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and IPR (year 187); SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes II Epiphanes, 149 - 128 B.C. |  | Nikomedes II accompanied his father, Prusias II, to Rome in 167 B.C., where he was brought up under the care of the Senate. His father, favoring a younger sibling for succession, decided to assassinate him. But Nikomedes discovered the plot, seized the throne and put his father to death. He remained faithful to Rome, assisting in the war with Attalus, king of Pergamus in 131 B.C. |
| 18363. Silver tetradrachm, Recueil Général p. 229, 1; BMC -, SNG von Aulock -, Choice gVF+, weight 16.723 g, maximum diameter 39.5 mm, die axis 0o, c. 147 - 146 B.C.; obverse diademed head right; reverse BASILEWS EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDOU, Zeus standing left, wreath in r., scepter in l., in inner left field eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and BNP (year 152); dark toning; SOLD |
| Kingdom of Bithynia, Nicomedes, IV, Philopator, 94 - 74 B.C. |  | In 88 B.C., Mithradates destroyed Nikomedes' army forcing him to flee to Italy. His throne was not restored until Rome defeated Mithradates in 84 B.C. Waddington, Recueil General, pp. 217-8, notes, "it is difficult to explain the very rare coins that bear the dates IC, AIC, BIC. These dates correspond to 89/8 to 87/6 BC...; but between mid-88 and the end of 83, the whole of Bithynia was in the hands of Mithradates Eupator. We are forced to conjecture (no text says so) that during this period several fortified places in Bithynia remained faithful to the legitimate king and continued to strike coins in his name." |
| 14034. Silver tetradrachm, SGCV II 7276; BMC Pontus, pg 213, 6v; SNG Cop 651v, SNG Von Aulock 266v, aEF, weight 15.539 g, maximum diameter 36.1 mm, die axis 0o, Nicomedia mint, 87 - 86 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Nicomedes right; reverse BASILEOS EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDOU, Zeus standing left, wreath in r., scepter in l., in inner left field eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and date BIS (year 212); very rare; SOLD |
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