Numisfitz GmbH > Auction 3Auction date: 3 December 2023
Lot number: 272

Price realized: 1,700 EUR   (Approx. 1,854 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KINGS of BITHYNIA. Nikomedes II Epiphanes (149-127 BC). Tetradrachm. Nikomedia mint (year 166 = 132/1 BC).

Obv: Diademed head right.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΟΥ.
Zeus Stephanophoros standing left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram and ςΞP monogram (date).

HGC 7, 642.

A true masterpiece of Bithynian coinage.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 17,00 g.
Diameter: 38 mm.

Starting price: 500 EUR

Match 1:
Numisfitz GmbH > Auction 3Auction date: 3 December 2023
Lot number: 273

Price realized: 700 EUR   (Approx. 764 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KINGS of BITHYNIA. Nikomedes III Euergetes (127-94 BC). Tetradrachm. Nikomedia (year 185 = 107/6 BC).

Obv: Diademed head of Nikomedes II to right.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΟΥ.
Zeus Stephanophoros standing left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram and ΕΠΡ monogram (date).

HGC 7, 645.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 16,42 g.
Diameter: 32 mm.

Starting price: 250 EUR

Match 2:
The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection - Part 2Auction date: 30 May 2024
Lot number: 157

Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot
Lot description:


ANCIENT GREECE. KINGDOM OF CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes V 'Eusebes Philopator'.
Silver drachm, dated RY 33 = 130/29 BC. Mint A (Eusebeia under Mt. Argaios).
Obv: diademed head right. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘOV EVΣEBOVΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing left, with spear and shield; monograms to inner left, outer left and outer right; ΓA (date) in exergue.
Very Fine; pleasantly toned.

Reference: Simonetta-28a (Ariarathes IV); HGC 7-811.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; ex Vitangelo Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 80 (4/2/2021), lot 556.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Weight: 4.15 g.
Composition: Silver.

PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.

Starting price: 40 GBP

Match 3:
The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection - Part 2Auction date: 30 May 2024
Lot number: 269

Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot
Lot description:


ANCIENT GREECE. SELEUKID KINGDOM. Seleukos II 'Kallinikos'.
Silver tetradrachm, circa 244-226 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris.
Obv: diademed head right. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣEΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo Delphios standing left, leaning on tripod to right and testing arrow; monograms to inner left and outer right.About Extremely Fine; a wonderful portrait struck from artistic dies.

Reference: SC-764.1 corr. (inner left monogram); cf. Miller-Series II, Gr. 4, 23–7; HGC 9-303jj.
Rarity: Scarce.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 96 (14/5/2014), lot 539 (hammer: USD 800).
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 28 mm.
Weight: 17.10 g.
Composition: Silver.

PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.

Starting price: 225 GBP

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 1259

Price realized: 150 CHF   (Approx. 171 USD / 158 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KINGS OF BITHYNIA. Nikomedes III Euergetes, 127-94 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 16.51 g, 12 h), Nikomedeia, CY 184 = 114/3. Diademed head of Nikomedes III to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - EΠIΦANOΥΣ / NIKOMHΔOΥ Zeus standing front, head to left, crowning the king's name with his right hand and holding long scepter in his left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram and ΔΠΡ (date). De Callataÿ p.55, dies D48/R-. HGC 7, 645. RG p. 230. Harshly cleaned and with some pitting, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 657

Price realized: 1,200 CHF   (Approx. 1,362 USD / 1,259 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KINGS OF BITHYNIA. Nikomedes IV Philopator, 94-74 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 16.18 g, 12 h), Nikomedeia, BE 214 = 85/4 BC. Diademed head of Nikomedes IV to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - EΠIΦANOΥΣ / NIKOMHΔOΥ Zeus standing front, head to left, crowning the king's name with his right hand and holding long scepter in his left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram and ΔΙΣ; in exergue, monogram. Callataÿ p. 65, a (this coin, D229/R2). HGC 7, 646. RG -. Beautifully toned and with an attractive portrait. Minor marks, otherwise, good very fine.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99, 13 May 2015, 168, from the Gutekunst collection, Roma VII, 22 March 2014, 733, ex Elsen 108, 12 March 2011, 132, Elsen 63, 16 September 2000, 395 and Leu 53, 21 October 1991, 97.

Starting price: 250 CHF