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

 

Museum Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (UK)
Inventory no. 466.1948
Reference SNG 5333
Diameter 39
Weight 28.36
Axis 12
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