CILICIA. Tarsus. Caracalla (AD 198-217). AE tetrassarion (34mm, 6h). NGC VF. Ca. AD 214-217. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ CΕΟΥΗΡΟC ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CΕΒ, bust of Caracalla facing, head right, wearing diadem and robes of a demeourgus; Π-Π across fields / ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑ-ΝΗC CΕΥΗΡΙΑΝ ΑΔΡΙΑ / ΤΑΡCΟΥ / Α-Μ-Κ / Γ-Β, two nude athletes standing facing each other, flanking a four legged table on which is an elaborate prize crown and two vases; amphora below the table. BMC 195. SNG Paris 1525-1528. Asia Minor Coins Online -. From the Morris Collection This issue was minted to celebrate the Antonian, Severan and Hadrianic Games at Tarsus.

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