Lydia, Apollonis
circa 200-100 BCE
Æ 16mm, 4,86g
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Rev: ΑΠΟΛΛΩ / ΝΙΔΕΩΝ, Winged thunderbolt.
Ref: SNG von Aulock 2899; SNG Copenhagen 17; BMC 3-4

Apollonis was named after Apollonis, the mother of Attalus II and Eumenes II in the Attalid dynasty.

In 17 CE, the city was obliterated by an earthquake and later rebuilt by Tiberius.

17 CE

Adramytteion, Aigai, Apollonis, Smyrna, Sardis and Magnesia are severely damaged by an earthquake. Tiberius provides financial support.