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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Bithynia with head of Nikomedes II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
147–146 B.C.
Mint: Bithynia (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 39 mm. Weight: 16.67 gm. Die axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.181
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1384.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Nikomedes II to right, diademed.
Reverse: Zeus to left, clad in himation, crowning name of king with wreath held in right hand, in left scepter.
To left eagle on thunderbolt.
Monograms in field at left; inscription in Greek at right and left.
Reverse: Zeus to left, clad in himation, crowning name of king with wreath held in right hand, in left scepter.
To left eagle on thunderbolt.
Monograms in field at left; inscription in Greek at right and left.