Kingdom of Bithynia (late 4th c.-74 BC)
From SILVER
The Kingdom of Bithynia was formed within the historical region of Bithynia, in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine Sea. Founded by the late 4th century B.C., it rose to prominence among the lesser kingdoms of Anatolia under the reign of Nicomedes I (c. 278 - 255 B.C.). The kingdom was finally bequeathed to the Roman Republic in 74 B.C. by Nicomedes IV.
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| Nicomedia (Nicomedes I), silver, tetradrachms (264-255 BCE) | ,_silver,_tetradrachms_(264-255_BCE).jpg)
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Silver | 1,291 kg |
| Nicomedia (Nicomedes I), silver, drachms (264-255 BCE) | ,_silver,_drachms_(264-255_BCE).jpg){kind=small}
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Silver | 89 kg |
| Nicomedia? (Prusias II), silver, tetradrachms (182-149 BCE) | 
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Silver | 30,581 kg |
| Nicomedia? (Nicomedes), silver, tetradrachms (128-73 BCE) | 
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Silver | 148,830 kg |
Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
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| 3801 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Nicomedes (Nicomedes/Zeus) (MacDonald coll., 101) | 
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Silver | 90 BC JL | 
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| 16222 - Amphipolis (Zeus/prow) over Prusias II (Dionysus/centaur) (Ebay, July 2019) | 
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Bronze | 88 BC JL | 
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Kingdom of Bithynia 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Dynasty/Kingdom/Empire |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | bithynian_kingdom |
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Literature
- Sear II (4 mentions)
- HGC 7 (4 mentions)
- Dowler 2021 (2 mentions)
- Callataÿ 1997a (1 mentions)
- RQEMH (1 mentions)
- Kaye 2013 (1 mentions)
