Province Cilicia
City Tarsus 
Region Cilicia
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Mithras, radiate, kneeling on seated bull, holding it by the nostrils with his left hand, and stabbing it with a dagger held in his right hand, his right leg constraining the bull’s hoof and the left leg is bent and resting on the bull’s back

Coin no. 4 of RPC VII.2, 3087

 

Museum American Numismatic Society, New York (USA)
Inventory no. 1973.191.144
Reference
Diameter 35
Weight 18.75
Axis 12
Note
External URI http://numismatics.org/collection/1973.191.144