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Tetradrachm of Nicomedes III, King of Bithynia

Tetradrachm of Nicomedes III, King of Bithynia

r. 127-94 BCE

Nikomedes III

Greek

Obverse: diademed ehad of Nikomedes. Reverse: Zeus with scepter and wreath; to l., eagle on thunderbolt, monogram, and ZPR (year 187=111 BCE).

Silver

Hellenistic period, Late

Coins