Bithynia.

GREEK Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II Cynegos bronze Circa 182-149 BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos right / The centaur Chiron walking right, cloak over shoulder, playing lyre; BAΣΙΛΕΟΣ to right, ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ to left, ΛΦ between forelegs. Waddington, Rec Gen 26; SNG Copenhagen 640; HGC 7, 629. 6.1g, 20mm Chiron was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren, as he was called as the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs" (Homer, Iliad 11.831). Throughout Greek mythology, there were many heroes who were trained by Chiron, including Achilles, Ajax, Asklepios, Herakles, Jason, Perseus and Theseus.

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