Kings of Bithynia. Nikomedeia. Prusias I Cholus ("the Lame") 230-182 BC.
Tetrachalkon Æ

27mm., 10,54g.

Laureate head of Apollo to left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, helmeted and winged figure of Athena-Nike standing to left, crowning the king's name with her right hand and resting her left on a shield by her side, in field to inner left, a monogram.

nearly extremely fine, with a glossy black patina

RG 16; SNG von Aulock 6880; HGC 7, 615.

Prusias I earned the popular nickname Cholos ("the Lame"), as he tried to capture the city of Herakleia Pontica in circa 184-183 BC. He had been struck down by a stone thrown from the city wall, while climbing a ladder. The siege was lifted due to his injury.