
Lydia, Nakrasa
Time of Trajan or Hadrian, 98-138 CE
Æ 14mm, 2,23g
Obv: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΝΙΑΝΟΥ; bearded head of Heracles, right
Rev: ΝΑΚΡΑϹΙΤΩΝ; serpent coiled around omphalos
RPC III 1812. BMC 7
Nakrasa was also known as Akrassos, but it’s location is unknown – so I guessed on the map since it was reported to be near the Caicus River. It was supposedly on the road between Thyateira and Pergamon.