KINGDOM OF BITHYNIA. NICOMEDES IV PHILOPATOR, king 94-74 BC. Tetradrachm, Prusa, dated 93-92. AR 15.10 g. Diademed head r. Rev. BASILEWS - EPIFANOYS / NIKOMHDOY Zeus, wearing himation, nude to waist, standing facing, head turned r., holding long sceptre with his l. hand, with his raised r. hand, he is crowning the king's name and epithet; in centre field l., eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, monogram and date BΣ (year 206 of the Bithynian era). De Callataÿ, Mithridat 61,D160 (same obv. die); De Callataÿ, Problèmes 15, D32 (same obv. die); RG I/2, 232,40. Nice portrait in high relief. Light old tone, Extremely fine

Provenance:
From a Swiss Collection.
Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel - Fixed Price List 583 (1995),10.