Lydia, Mostene
Claudius with Agrippina Junior 41-54 CE
Æ 20mm, 2,77g
Jugate draped busts of Claudius, laureate, and Agrippina right /
Apollo Tyrimnos riding horse right, holding labrys over left shoulder
Hochard 1321 (D6/R8); Kurth 30; RPC I 2461
Mostene was a city in ancient Lydia most active during Roman times. There has been some debate whether it was a Macedonian colony, or was populated by Lydians. There seems to be more arguments that it was native Lydian.
17 CE
Magnesia ad Sipylum and Mostene are heavily damaged by an earthquake.