183 BC - 149 BC

Nicomedeia   Prusias II   Rex Bithyniae
Νικομήδεια   Προυσίας B'   Βασιλέας Βιθυνίας


AE 22
SHH 6955


6955 Prusias II Rex Bithyniae AE

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Provenance
5.21 g   21.6-22.5 mm   1.6 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 6.0; rev. 6.2 MS/m
Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.

The centaur Cheiron right, right foreleg raised, wearing wreath and playing lyre;
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] / ΠΡΟΥ[ΣΙΟΥ] downward on either side; ΛΦ between forelegs.
Irregular straight grooves (hand saw traces) on both sides.

BMC Bithynia 15/17; Copenhagen IV 640; Lindgren II 201; McClean 7534;
RGAM 26; Sear Greek 7266
Ex Roma Numismatics 62E/251, 17.10.2019