Kingdom of Bithynia: Prusias I. (ca. 230-182 BC)

Categorisation

Period	Hellenism (336-30 BC)
Reign (Person)	Prusias I. (ca. 230-182 BC)
Coinage Right	Ancient Ruler's issue
Dating	230-182 BC
Mint	[uncertain]
Political Area	Kingdom of Bithynia
Region	Bithynia
Numismatic Field	Numismatics of Hellenism (Greek)
Language	Greek

Materiality

Material	Bronze
Diameter	19.00 mm
Weight	4.55 g
Die Axis	12 o'clock
Manufacturing	struck

Die properties

	Obverse	Reverse
Description	Kopf des Apollon mit Binde nach rechts	Lyra
Legend (edited)	-	ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ] / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟ[Υ]
Legend (plain)	-	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ

References and Commentary

Reference Literature

W. Wroth, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Pontus, Paphlagonia, and Bithynia, London 1889. No. 8 Taf. 37, 6

Thomas Corsten, Katalog der Bithynischen Münzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln: Könige, Commune Bithyniae, Städte (ausser Nikaia), Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: Papyrologica Coloniensia XI 2, Opladen 1996. No. 4 (This sample)

H. C. Lindgren/F. L. Kovacs, Ancient Bronze Coins of Asia Minor and the Levant from the Lindgren Collection, San Mateo 1985. No. 199 (head of Persephone)

SNG Dänemark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum Copenhagen IV, Part 18: Bosporus-Bithynia, Kopenhagen 1944. No. 630

SNG Deutschland, Sammlung H. v. Aulock. Heft 1-18, Berlin 1957-1981. No. 249

W. H. Waddington/E. Babelon/T. Reinach, Recueil général des monnaies Grecques d'Asie Mineure I,1-I,4, Paris 1908-1925. No. 18 Taf. 30, 14

Kingdom of Bithynia: Prusias I. (ca. 230-182 BC) [ BI_0004 ]