Lot 2637. VF and a rare Pythian Games type. Est $425.

Caracalla AE32 of Philippopolis, Thrace. 

Obv: AVT K M AVP CEVH ANTWNEINOC, laureate, bust right seen from behind 
Rev: KOINWN OULKWN ALEXANDRIA FILIPPOPO PUQI-A, Hercules standing facing, 
 leaning on club set on rock to left, holding lionskin and apple.

The Pythian Games were held every four years at Delphi, in August of the 
third year between the Olympic games. They were dedicated to the god Apollo, 
and took their name from Pythia, the priestess at the Oracle at Delphi. 
The events included both musical and athletic competitions.
By permission of ancientcoinart.com, July, 2003.