LYDIA. Saitta. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 18 mm, 4.05 g, 7 h), time of Caracalla-Elagabalus, 198-222. CAITTAI Turreted and draped bust of the city-goddess to right. Rev. CAITTHNΩN Herakles standing front, head to left, leaning on club with his right hand and holding lion skin in his left. BMC -. Imhoof-Blumer, LS, -. Imhoof-Blumer, KM, -. RPC VI online 4431 var. (Herakles looking left, known in 2 examples). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG Righetti -. SNG Tübingen -. SNG von Aulock -. Winterthur -. An unpublished variety of an extremely rare type. Very fine.
From the Saitta Collection.
This coin was struck from the same obverse die as lot 443 above.