Bithynia, Prusias ad Mare
circa 70-50 BCE
Æ 20mm, 5,65g
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: ΠPOYCIEΩN. Tripod
Hoover 563
Prusias ad Mare was founded by the Bithynian king Prusias I from the ruins of Kios, which had been destroyed by Philip V of Macedon. There is some speculation that the previous Kios continued to exist, but in any event it was soon eclipsed by Prusias ad Mare.