Circa 1st century BCE
Æ 13.89g, 16mm, 12h
Laureate head of Zeus to right /
Kakasbos, helmeted, riding horse galloping to right, his chlamys floating behind him, brandishing club in raised right hand
SNG von Aulock 4287-8; BMC 1 var. (Zeus to left)
Depicted on this very rare coin from Choma is Kakasbos, who appears on many rock-cut reliefs in Lykia. The deity is believed to be related to the legend of Herakles, but a separate individual.
The location of Choma has been found and a few ruins remain of the ancient city.