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IONIA, Ephesus. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (28mm, 8.22 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Androclus, nude, advancing right, holding spear over shoulder in left hand, patera and dead boar in right; tree in background to left. SNG Copenhagen 512; SNG von Aulock –. Rough green patina. .
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 297 (27 February 2013), lot 167.
The reverse alludes to the founding myth of Ephesus. Androclus was instructed by the Delphic Oracle to found a city at the place indicated by a fish and boar. While traveling with his companions, a fish which they were about to fry leapt from the pan, in turn causing a fire which prompted a boar to flee from the nearby bushes. Androclus killed the boar, and interpreted the incident as fulfillment of the prophecy.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 297 (27 February 2013), lot 167.
The reverse alludes to the founding myth of Ephesus. Androclus was instructed by the Delphic Oracle to found a city at the place indicated by a fish and boar. While traveling with his companions, a fish which they were about to fry leapt from the pan, in turn causing a fire which prompted a boar to flee from the nearby bushes. Androclus killed the boar, and interpreted the incident as fulfillment of the prophecy.