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Æ20 - Caracalla ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΠΟΛΟΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Tiberiopolis (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Caracalla facing right, with draped bust visible at the truncation. The imperial effigy is rendered in the characteristic vigorous style of Severan provincial coinage, with a pronounced laurel wreath. The Greek legend encircles the portrait, reading from the upper left around the field. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, depicted standing facing in the field, clad in a himation draped over the lower body, holding his distinctive serpent-entwined staff (the caduceus of Asclepius) in his right hand. The figure occupies the central field, with the encircling Greek ethnic legend of the issuing city distributed around the periphery. |
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| Mint | Tiberiopolis (Phrygia) |
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