| Reverse inscription |
ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β |
| Edition |
Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ βʹ
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| Translation |
of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of the) three (eparchies), twice (neocorate) |
| Reverse design |
humped bull lying before garlanded altar on which stand two busts (Tranquillina and Gordian III?); at right, Perseus standing left, holding patera over altar, Gorgoneion and harpa; at left, Demeter (?) standing right, holding in each hand a lighted torch; in the background, high column with cult-statue of Apollo Lykeios with wolves |