Bithynia. Prusias II. Nikomedia. 185-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.91g, 1h). RG 221; Gulbenkian 956. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. Lovely Hellenistic portrait. Choice extremely fine. From the B.H. collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 89; Frank Sternberg 1981 (11) lot 103 Prusias has a poor reputation in history owing to his servile posture toward the Romans. His epithet means the hunter and that was the activity he liked most! His numismatic portraiture projects a forceful character altogether at odds with the reality of the king's personality. The amazing winged diadem may be rooted in the religious life of Alexandria Troas, which employed this attribute when it served as a mint for Hierax

Lot 82

Bithynia. Prusias II. Nikomedia. 185-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.91g, 1h). RG 221; Gulbenkian 956. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. Lovely Hellenistic portrait. Choice extremely fine. From the B.H. collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 89; Frank Sternberg 1981 (11) lot 103 Prusias has a poor reputation in history owing to his servile posture toward the Romans. His epithet means the hunter and that was the activity he liked most! His numismatic portraiture projects a forceful character altogether at odds with the reality of the king's personality. The amazing winged diadem may be rooted in the religious life of Alexandria Troas, which employed this attribute when it served as a mint for Hierax

Category: Greek Coins

Starting price: 2000 €

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Lot 82