Prusias I of Bithynia Bithynia Waddington 1908 25, Bronze, 235–149 BC. Obverse: male head wearing a winged tiara. Reverse: heracles naked, carrying the skin of a lion on his right, leaning on a club placed on the ground. Weight about 3.7 g, diameter 17.4 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 3.66g (26) |
| ruler | Prusias II of Bithynia | diameter | ⌀17.4 (22) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (26) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Male head wearing a winged tiara
reverse
Heracles naked, carrying the skin of a lion on his right, leaning on a club placed on the ground
specimens (24)
British Museum
3.85g
⌀18.0
1↕
British Museum
3.95g
⌀18.0
1↕
British Museum
1.90g
⌀17.0
11↕
British Museum
5.50g
⌀17.0
12↕
British Museum
3.59g
⌀19.0
11↕
British Museum
3.63g
⌀17.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
3.81g
⌀17.0
12↕
British Museum
3.92g
⌀18.0
1↕
BnF (IRIS)
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BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
CHANGE (Oxford)
CHANGE (Oxford)
CHANGE (Oxford)
CHANGE (Oxford)
CHANGE (Oxford)
British Museum
3.55g
⌀18.0
11↕
British Museum
3.81g
⌀18.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Prusias I of Bithynia Bithynia Waddington 1908 25 (bithynian.kings.waddington.1908.25), 235–149 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/prusias-i-of-bithynia-bithynia-waddington-1908-25/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA