Bronze Coin of Prusias II of Bithynia, Nicomedia, 181 BC - 179 BC. 2015.20.2686

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2015.20.2686

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.22
- Diameter (in mm): 14.1

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: 181 BC - 179 BC
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Authority: Prusias II of Bithynia
- - Dynasty: Boteirid Dynasty
  - State: Kingdom of Bithynia
Geographic
- Mint: Nicomedia
- Region: Bithynia
Obverse
- Type: Head of Hermes right, wearing petasus
- Deity: Hermes
Reverse
- Legend: BA]ΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ] / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ
- Type: Caduceus

References

Reference: HGC 631
Reference: BMC 19
Reference: Recueil Général I 2, p. 224, no.22

Administrative History

Identifier: 2015.20.2686
Department: Greek
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Witschonke ex Baldwin, 9/86

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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