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Æ - Prusias I or II

Features

Issuer Kings of Bithynia
King Prusias I (228 BC - 182 BC)
Prusias II (182 BC - 149 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 230 BC - 149 BC
Currency Drachm
Composition Bronze
Weight 4.68 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
535805
References Recueil# 36
William Henry Waddington, Ernest Babelon, Théodore Reinach. Recueil général des monnaies grecques d'Asie mineure. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France (4 volumes).
, BMC Greek# 18
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, HGC 7# 630
Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Anatolia / Volume 7: Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, Lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian Bosporos): Fifth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.
, SNG Copenhagen# 645
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).

Obverse

Eagle standing right with outstretched wings.

Reverse

Thunderbolt.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ

Translation: King Prusias

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (230 BC - 149 BC)  Photo $ 370

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Æ - Prusias I or II
© British Museum, G.2152
18 mm4.94 g 2h
BMC Greek (Pontus) p. 211, 18
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Picture 1 of the example of Æ - Prusias I or II Picture 2 of the example of Æ - Prusias I or II
© Münzkabinett - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 18263843
20 mm5.4 g 12h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ - Prusias I or II Picture 2 of the example of Æ - Prusias I or II
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, ark:/12148/btv1b8561545k
4.66 g (see more)
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Æ - Prusias I or II
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Gorny & Mosch
Auction 284
Lot 297
Internet Archive
7 Mar 2022 XF USD 551.67
(EUR 475.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ - Prusias I or II
Gorny & Mosch
Auction 261
Lot 290
Internet Archive
4 Mar 2019 XF USD 290.35
(EUR 250.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ - Prusias I or II
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Heidelberger Münzhandlung
Auction 64
Lot 700
Internet Archive
20 Nov 2014 XF USD 278.74
(EUR 240.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ - Prusias I or II
Gorny & Mosch
Auction 169
Lot 102
Internet Archive
12 Oct 2008 XF USD 371.65
(EUR 320.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ - Prusias I or II
Savoca Numismatik
25th Silver Auction
Lot 117
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2018 VF USD 301.97
(EUR 260.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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