Lydia, Gordos – Iulia
Pseudo-autonomous issue 138-192 CE
Æ 15mm, 2,05g
Turreted and draped bust of Tyche (Fortuna) right /
Facing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports
RPC IV Online 1261; SNG Copenhagen 157; BMC 10-2
Gordos-Iulia was a strategic city founded by the Seleukids. It was originally named Gordon, then renamed later by the Romans. Not much is known about the town.