IONIA, Ephesus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (34mm, 23.86 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Androclus, nude, standing left, holding spear and cloak with his left arm, clasping right hands with Hero, nude, standing right, cloak over his left shoulder; boar to left at the feet of Androclus. Karwiese, Die Münzprägung von Ephesos, Vol. 5, 499 (V34/R64). Dark brown and tan surfaces, light scratches. Near Fine. Rare.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Triton XI, 9 January 2008), lot 1755 (part of); Hans M. F. Schulman (29 November 1971), lot 361 (realized $10).