IONIA, Ephesus. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (28mm, 8.22 g, 12h).

Electronic Auction 487
Lot: 328. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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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.

Closing Date and Time: 10 March 2021 at 11:49:00 ET.

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