Prusias I of Bithynia Bithynia Waddington 1908 26, Bronze, 235–149 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: centaur chiron galloping, playing the lyre le centaure chiron galopant, jouant de la lyre.. Weight about 5.7 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 5.69g (42) |
| ruler | Prusias II of Bithynia | diameter | ⌀21.0 (35) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (42) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Centaur Chiron galloping, playing the lyre Le centaure Chiron galopant, jouant de la lyre.
specimens (24)
British Museum
6.63g
⌀20.0
11↕
British Museum
5.28g
⌀21.0
1↕
British Museum
4.80g
⌀20.0
1↕
British Museum
7.18g
⌀21.0
1↕
British Museum
5.89g
⌀21.0
12↕
British Museum
5.70g
⌀23.0
1↕
British Museum
5.87g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
5.85g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
5.14g
⌀22.0
12↕
British Museum
6.40g
⌀21.0
12↕
British Museum
6.02g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
6.15g
⌀22.0
1↕
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British Museum
4.67g
⌀20.0
12↕
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Cite this coin
Prusias I of Bithynia Bithynia Waddington 1908 26 (bithynian.kings.waddington.1908.26), 235–149 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/prusias-i-of-bithynia-bithynia-waddington-1908-26/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA