Description: Lydia, Thyateira, 193 - 235 AD. Bare-headed, bearded bust of Herakles facing right, cloak knotted at neck / ΘYATEIPHNΩN; lion stalking right.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 1,9 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: SNG Leypold 1265; BMC 40

Commentary: light olive patina with some deposits, sharp details

History: In 215 AD Caracalla visited the city and gave it the title "Brightest and Greatest" and granted the privilege of conventus juridicus.

Article Number: 011-02-01-41652