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ID:     156057
Type:     Greek
Region:     BITHYNIAN KINGS
Issuer:     Prusias II
Date Ruled:     183-149 BC
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE20
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     182-149 BC
Diameter:     20 mm
Weight:     5.4 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     Wreathed head of Dionysos right
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ
Reverse Description:     Centaur walking right, playing lyre; monogram below raised foreleg
Primary Reference:     RG 26
Reference2:     BMC Pontus pg. 211, 12
Reference3:     SNG Cop 636
Reference4:     SNG VA 256 var. (monogram)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=60521
Grade:     Good VF, dark green patina.