Province Cilicia
City Tarsus 
Region Cilicia
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Π Π
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding spear and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑ ΜΗΤΡ ΤΑΡϹΟ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design temple with two columns and wreath in pediment seen in perspective from right, enclosing Apollo Lykeios standing facing, nude, on omphalos, holding wolf by forelegs in each hand; to right, Nike standing facing holding cilicarch crown above her head

 

Reference Levante S 275 (ex Lanz 4, 801) = CNG MBS 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1195
Diameter 38
Weight 26.48
Axis
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