Bithynia, Bithynium AE20 (Prusias II) 185-149 BCE 

• -180 
• KM#  
• Bithynia 

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  Greece (ancient)
• AE 20 

6970529

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Bithynia, Bithynium AE20 (Prusias II) 185-149 BCE

Bithynia, Greece (ancient)

-180

Fauna (Animals), Goden

6.4

20

King Prusias / ME

KM#

Sear 7266; BMC 13.211,10

OBv; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (left) / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ (right) of Centaur Cheiron, standing right, playing lyre; monogram in lower field to right (ME?) Rev; Head of Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy. Prusias II's subservience to the Romans earned him the hatred of his subjects, and few mourned his passing when he was murdered in the temple of Zeus at Nicomedia. The Kingdom of Bithynia was founded in the early years of the 3rd century B.C. by Zipoetes, a chieftain of the Bithyni. This tribe had, in early times, migrated from Thrace to north-western Asia Minor where they eventually came under Persian suzerainty. Zipoetes, who issued no coinage was succeeded by his son Nikomedes who extended his kingdom with the help of the Gauls. The famous city of Nicomedia was founded by this king about 265 B.C. Chiron was the most important Centaur in Greek mythology, famous for his teaching ability. He was the son of the Titan god Cronus and the nymph Philyra. ... His students included famous heroes and gods of the Greek myths, such as Asclepius, Ajax, Achilles, Theseus, Jason, etc..