Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 362. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prusias II. 182-149 
BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.99 gm, 11h). Estimate 
$2500 Sold For $2800 

KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prusias II. 182-149 BC. AR 
Tetradrachm (16.99 gm, 11h). Diademed and winged 
head right / BASILEWS PROUSIOU, Zeus standing 
left, holding wreath in right hand, lotus tipped 
sceptre in left; to inner left, monogram above and 
below eagle standing left on thunderbolt. RG pg. 
221, 10; BMC Pontus pg. 210, 2 var. (monograms); 
SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 6882 var. (same). 
Superb EF, lightly toned. Exceptional Hellenistic 
portrait. ($2500)

Ex Leu 83 (6-7 May 2003), lot 281; Tkalec (28 
October 1994), lot 94; Leu 2 (25 April 1972), lot 
223.

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