183 BC - 149 BC

Nicomedeia   Prusias II   Rex Bithyniae
Νικομήδεια   Προυσίας B'   Βασιλέας Βιθυνίας


AE 21
SHH 7023


7023 Prusias II Rex Bithyniae AE

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Provenance
6.01 g   20.3-21.3 mm   2.0 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 6.6; rev. 7.1 MS/m
Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.
The centaur Cheiron right, right foreleg raised, wearing wreath and playing lyre;
[Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ downward on either side; monogramm between forelegs.
Irregular straight grooves (hand saw traces) on obverse and reverse (?).

BMC Bithynia 15/17; Copenhagen IV 640; HGC VII 629; Lindgren II 201; McClean 7534;
RGAM 26; Sear Greek 7266
Ex Hubert Lanz on eBay 19.1.2020