This is one of the coins I bought at the ANA 2024 World's Fair of Money. Lydia, Maeonia, Pseudo-Autonomous coinage, 98 – 138 AD, time of Trajan - Hadrian There seems to be disagreements about when this coinage was struck: rpc (online) says Reign: uncertain; 18 mm, 5.14 g, 6h RIC III 2428A; BMC 17 – 19; SNG Copenhagen 222-223; Waddington 5050; SNG von Aulock 3011; Lindgren I, 749; Hochard 1303; GRPC Lydia, 27; Kurth 26; SNG Ödemiş 388. Ob.: Bearded head of Herakles to l. Border of dots. Rev.: ΜΑΙΟ-ΝΩΝ Omphale advancing right, wearing lion skin draped over shoulder, holding club over r. shoulder. Border of dots. From the Clive Foss Collection formed from the 1950's through 1980's. Picture courtesy of Herakles Numismatics: Herakles had killed Iphitus, the son of Eurytus king of Oichalia. Herakles went to Delphi to cleanse himself of the murder. He was condemned to serve Omphale, the queen of Lydia (Maionians), as a servant for one year. During this time, he performed a number of labors. He was forced to wear women’s clothing and spin wool, while Omphale wore Herakles’ lion skin and carried his club. After his service was completed, Herakles married Omphale. Went to the ANA Fair on Wednesday and it was really packed. This is a partial view from the entrance: Please share your coins you got at a recent coin show or anything you deem relevant
Here is another Heracles from the same mint. It's a coin type that comes right after yours in the various coin references. Province, City - Reign: Lydia, Maeonia – (Time of Septimius Severus) Mint: Maeonia (193 - 211 AD) Dama, magistrate Obverse: MAIONΩN, Bearded and bare head of Heracles left Reverse: ЄΠIΔAMA, Omphale advancing right, wearing lion's skin, club over shoulder References: BMCG 22. 130. 21-23; Waddington 5052; SNG von Aulock 3012; SNG Cop. 225; SNG Munich 304; GRPC Lydia 30
