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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.58
People
Nikomedes III, Greek (r. 127-94 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Nicomedes III, King of Bithynia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
120 BCE-92 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Bithynia
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186781

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.87 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
ZPR = Year 187
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEOS EPIPhANOS NIKOMHDOU,

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Baldwin sale

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.58
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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

Verification Level

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