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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3790548, member: 44132"]There was a myth that Hylas, one of the companions of Heracles on the voyage to Colchis, was carried off by the nymphs when he went to get water here; and another that Cius, another companion of Heracles, on his return from Colchis, stayed here and founded the city, to which he gave his name.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in Roman Gaul (3rd century)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012597[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Located at the head of the Propontis, in Kios, Bithynia or Cius<b>;</b> sacked and renamed Prusias ad Mare by King Prusias I in 202 BC, but renamed back to Kios under the Romans. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012594[/ATTACH] </p><p>BITHYNIA, KIOS</p><p>AR Hemidrachm</p><p>OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right</p><p>REVERSE: ΓPOΞ – ENOΣ; Ship’s prow left, ornamented with star</p><p>Proxenos, magistrate</p><p>Struck at Kios 350-300 BC</p><p>2.4g, 15mm</p><p>SNG Cop 373</p><p>Ex JAZ Numismatics[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3790548, member: 44132"]There was a myth that Hylas, one of the companions of Heracles on the voyage to Colchis, was carried off by the nymphs when he went to get water here; and another that Cius, another companion of Heracles, on his return from Colchis, stayed here and founded the city, to which he gave his name. Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in Roman Gaul (3rd century) [ATTACH=full]1012597[/ATTACH] Located at the head of the Propontis, in Kios, Bithynia or Cius[B];[/B] sacked and renamed Prusias ad Mare by King Prusias I in 202 BC, but renamed back to Kios under the Romans. [ATTACH=full]1012594[/ATTACH] BITHYNIA, KIOS AR Hemidrachm OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right REVERSE: ΓPOΞ – ENOΣ; Ship’s prow left, ornamented with star Proxenos, magistrate Struck at Kios 350-300 BC 2.4g, 15mm SNG Cop 373 Ex JAZ Numismatics[/QUOTE]
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