Live auction - bgr_611979 - BITHYNIA - BITHYNIAN KINGDOM - NICOMEDES IV PHILOPATOR Tétradrachme

BITHYNIA - BITHYNIAN KINGDOM - NICOMEDES IV PHILOPATOR Tétradrachme AU

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Estimate :	1 000 €
Price :	640 €
Maximum bid :	750 €
End of the sale :	08 September 2020 14:26:04
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Tétradrachme

Date: an 208

Mint name / Town : Bithynie, Nicomédie .

Metal : silver

Diameter : 31,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 16,44 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Bel exemplaire sur un flan large et bien centré. Très joli revers de style fin. Patine grise de collection

Catalogue references :

Aulock267 - RQEMH.199 - Cop.- - HGM.205 p. 63, pl. 22 - Jameson1390

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant de la collection de Frank Febrer, artiste peintre décédé en 2013

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête diadémée du roi Nicomède II à droite.

Reverse

Reverse description : Zeus Stratios nu jusqu’à la ceinture, barbu debout à gauche, tenant un sceptre long de main gauche et couronnant le nom de Nicomède de la main droite ; dans le champ à gauche, un petit aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre et au-dessous, un monogramme et une date.

Reverse legend : BASILEWS/ EPIFANOUS/ NIKOMHDOU/ DIS.

Historical background

BITHYNIA - BITHYNIAN KINGDOM - NICOMEDES IV PHILOPATOR

(94-74 BC)

Nicomedes IV succeeded his father Nicomedes III. Nicomedes IV married Nysa, daughter of Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia and niece of Mithridates VI of Pontus. He had to face the usurpation of his half-brother Socrates Chrestos between 93-92 and 89-88 BC supported by Mithridates VI Eupator (120-63 BC). In reality, with the support of the Bithynians, Socrates Chrestos seized the throne twice, the second after the Pontic victory of Amnias in the summer of 89 BC which forced Nicomedes IV to flee and to go to Rome for help. Finally the usurper was eliminated in the fall of 88 BC by his protector. After a reign of twenty years without relief, he died childless leaving as heir, Rome which finally annexed the Kingdom..