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Coin of  Prusias II of Bithynia

Coin of Prusias II of Bithynia

r. 183 -149 BCE

Prusias II

Greek

Obv.: Youthful beardless head (Prusias II or Perseus?) to r. with short hair, wearing winged diadem. Rev.: Herakles naked. Standing facing l., resting r. arm on club, lion's skin around his l. arm.

Bronze

Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial

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