Lakonia, Las
Caracalla, 198-217 CE
AE 21mm 4.3g 9h
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right.
Rev: ΛΑ- ΩN. Herakles standing front, head to left, holding club set on ground in his right hand and lion skin in his left.
Numismatica Classica, Peloponnesos – Laconia (Lakonia), Serie O, Nummer 17; NCP p. 64 No. 1
Ex G. Boersema, Hasselt 2011
Ex Dr. Rainer Pudill Collection
Ex Künker Auction 2017
During Pausanias time, the remnants of Las‘ old town were already in ruins, but he identified a statue of Herakles next to the city walls. Today, a Frankish castle stands where it’s believed the ancient city was.