LYDIA, Sardis. temp. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (39mm, 33.57 g, 12h). Aurelius Herakleidianos, strategos. VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 472. Estimated: $ 1 500

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LYDIA, Sardis. temp. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (39mm, 33.57 g, 12h). Aurelius Herakleidianos, strategos. ACIAC ΛYΔIAC ЄΛΛAΔOC • A • MHTPOΠOΛIC CAPΔIC, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche, right / ЄΠ CTP AYP HPAKΛЄIΔIANOY CAPΔIANΩN B NЄΩKOPΩN TYΛOC ΓH, Tylos, holding purse in left hand and sowing seeds with right, driving biga of winged serpents right; below, Ge reclines left, holding ears of grain in left hand, opening apron with her right hand to catch the falling seeds from above. Hochard 2119 (D381/R804); Kurth 341 (this coin cited and illustrated); RPC VIII Online 20238 (this coin cited). Brown surfaces, light roughness, flan voids on obverse. VF. Very rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Lanz 163 (7 December 2016), lot 439 (hammer €4200).

Tylos and Ge appear to be local Sardian versions of Triptolemos and Gaia as they are specifically named on this coin. Tylos is infrequently depicted on coins of this city, sometimes paired with a local hero named Masnes who is not found on coins outside of Sardis. Ge appears to be unique to this coin, not named on any other coins.

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Triton XXIX – Session Two – Lot 302-613 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 13 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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