Ionia, Ephesos. Trajan. 98-117 AD. AE 21mm (6.53g). RPC III 2049. Androklos & Koresos

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Ionia, Ephesos. Trajan. 98-117 AD. AE 21mm (6.53g). Obv.: ΑΥΤΟ ΝЄΡΒΑϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΚЄϹΑΡ, laureate head right. Rev.: ΑΝΔΡΟΚΛΟϹ ΚΟΡΗϹΟϹ ЄΦЄ, Androklos standing right, looking left shaking hand with Koresos standing left, looking right. RPC III 2049. VF.

Rare and interesting depiction of Androkles of Athens, the mythic founder of Ephesos shaking hands with Koresos, personification of the mountain near which the city was built