Coffin (sarcophagus) on the east side before the fork in the road in the northern necropolis. This grave involves an individual purple-dealer, not an association; it is presented here for its relevance to questions surrounding the social status of merchants and those working with purple garments. Often this case of a merchant who is a civic Councilor is discussed in connection with the shipper Erastus at Ephesos, on which see IEph 1487 on this site. For further discussion, also see Pleket 1984, 20, 22.