Province Cilicia
City Tarsus 
Region Cilicia
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ Π Π
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝ ΑΝΤΩΝΙ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΤΑΡϹΕΩΝ Α Μ Κ Γ Β ΠΑΤΡΩΟϹ
Reverse design sacrificial scene with female figure standing, right, holding torch, before garlanded altar surrounded by two attendants and Perseus, holding patera and harpa, all standing, left; in the background, statue of Apollo Lykeios standing facing on column, holding wolf by forelegs in each hand; before the altar, bull kneeling, left

 

Reference vA 6027 = Levante 1087 = CNG 93, May 2013, 918 = CNG MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, lot 705
Diameter 44
Weight 48.50
Axis 12
Note
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