Lydia, Tripolis
Pseudo-autonomous, circa 2nd century CE
AE 2.57g 15.72mm
Obv: Bare head of Herakles left.
Rev: TPIΠOΛЄITΩN. Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm-branch.
RPC III 2572A; GRPC 61; SNG von Aulock 3313; BMC 38
Tripolis was better known as Tripolis on the Meander, and the ruins of the city are still extant. It existed on the borders between Lydia, Phrygia, and Caria. Even in ancient times, its location was debated. Pliny the Elder put it in Lydia, while Stephanus of Byzantium placed it in Caria. Today, too, it may be listed in either region.