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Kingdom of Bithynia, Prusias II Kynegos, 185 - 149 B.C.
Bithynia was a flourishing kingdom in northwest Asia Minor. Prusias II, son of Prusias I, inherited his father's name but not his character. Few mourned his death when he was murdered in the temple of Zeus at Nikomedia.GB97884. Bronze dichalkon, SNG Cop 632; Rec Gén p. 225, 25; HGC 7 634; BMC Pontus p. 210, 5 var. (monogram); SNGvA 258 var. (same), aVF, green patina, earthen deposits, minor cleaning scratches, scattered small pits, spots of corrosion, Nikomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 3.886g, maximum diameter 17.2mm, die axis 0o, 185 - 149 B.C.; obverse head of Prusias II to right, wearing winged diadem; reverse Herakles standing slightly left, head left, nude, right hand resting on grounded club before him, Nemean Lion's skin in left hand, BAΣIΛΕΩΣ (king) downward on right, ΠPOYΣIOY downward on left, 
monogram lower inner right; from a Norwegian collection; SOLD
monogram lower inner right; from a Norwegian collection; SOLD 
REFERENCES
Stoll, R. Herakles auf römischen Münzen. (Trier, 1999).
Voegtli, H. Bilder der Heldenepen in der kaiserzeitlichen griechischen Munzprägung. (Aesch, 1977).
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