Bodenstedt suggests this emission was in 442 BC. The depiction of an exaggerated (oversized) erect phallus on the reverse relates to Priapus a Greek god of fertility and male virility, the usual symbol for which was an exaggerated phallus. Priapus, the son of either Dionysus or Hermes and Aphrodite, joined Pan and the satyrs as a spirit of fertility. That said, somewhat ironically, legend has it that, while still in the womb of Aphrodite, he was cursed with impotence by Hera. Priapus was also a patron god for merchant sailors as a protector and navigational aide. A hecte of Mytilene with a portrait of Priapus is noted by Bodenstedt as a slightly earlier emission - B 43 (see Coin ID 9710). A portrait of Priapus is also to be seen on silver tetradrachms of Lampsacus where this god was worshipped (see Coin ID 832). Depictions of Priapus are also on issues of Greek and Roman bronze coins [see Coin ID 4542 & 8192; also CNG 76, Lot 1061 (9/2007); RPC1 2274 & 2276].