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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Bithynia with head of Prousias II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 180–149 B.C.
Mint: Bithynia (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 16.80 gm. Die axis: 12
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number30.64
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1383.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Prousias II to right wearing winged diadem and slight beard.
Reverse: Zeus left, clad in himation, crowning name of the king with wreath held in right hand; in left hand, a sceptre.
At left, eagle on thunderbolt.
Monogram in field at left; inscription in Greek at right and left.
Reverse: Zeus left, clad in himation, crowning name of the king with wreath held in right hand; in left hand, a sceptre.
At left, eagle on thunderbolt.
Monogram in field at left; inscription in Greek at right and left.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA for $ 1,042.20 (the total purchase price for MFA 30.48-30.65)