LYDIA. Philadelphia. Caracalla, 198-217. Medallion (Orichalcum, 42 mm, 32.26 g, 6 h), Klaudios Kapitonos, first archon, late 214-217. AYT•K•M•AYP•CЄYH ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind. Rev. ЄΠI ΚΛ ΚAΠITΩNOC APX A // ΦΛ ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦЄΩΝ / NЄΩKOPΩN Caracalla, radiate and in the guise of Helios, standing front, head to left, holding whip and being crowned by Nike alighting to right from temple of six columns; between Caracalla and the temple, zebu bull standing left before altar. BMC -. Imhoof-Blumer, KM -. Imhoof-Blumer, KM -. Imhoof-Blumer, LS -. Mionnet -, cf. 583 (no Zebu bull and with differing reverse legend). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG Righetti -. SNG Tübingen -. SNG von Aulock -. Apparently unpublished and unique, a very interesting issue. Somewhat smoothed, otherwise, good fine.

For a longer note on this interesting issue, see Leu 3, 27 October 2018, 165 (struck from the same obverse die)