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Tetradrachm - Prusias II Kynegos Nikomedeia
| Issuer | Kings of Bithynia |
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| Year | 182 BC - 149 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded portrait head of Prusias II facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with naturalistic modeling. The king wears a distinctive winged diadem, a hallmark of his royal iconography, with the ribbon ends visible behind the neck. The hair is elaborately styled in layered locks swept back from the forehead, with individual strands finely engraved. The short beard frames a strong jaw and prominent chin, conveying regal authority. The portrait occupies the full field with no surrounding legend, the flan edges irregular as typical of hammered Hellenistic coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ (Translation: King Prusias II) |
| Edge | Plain |
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