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Æ35 - Caracalla ΑΔΡ ϹΕΟΥ (Ρ) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥ ΠΟΛ ΜΗΤ (Ο), ΤΑΡϹΟΥ, ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟΝ, Γ Β
| Issuer | Tarsus (Cilicia) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.3#84813 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla facing left, depicted from the rear in a three-quarter view, with the head turned; the emperor is shown bearing a forward-pointing spear in his right hand and a shield on his left arm, conveying a martial, imperatorial character. The surrounding legend reads ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π, identifying him as Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus, Father of the Fatherland. The portrait style is consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Severan period, executed in bold relief typical of Cilician civic mint production. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus Father of the Fatherland) |
| Reverse description | Personification of the Koinoboulion (the common council assembly), depicted as a turreted female figure seated left, in the act of casting a pebble or ballot into a voting urn placed before her, while holding a cornucopia in her left arm — emblematic of civic abundance and deliberative authority. A tree stands in the field to her right, serving as a compositional grounding element. The reverse legend names the issuing city and institution: ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟΝ, with the additional epithets ΑΔΡ ϹΕΟΥΗ(Ρ) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥ ΠΟΛ ΜΗΤΡ(Ο) identifying Tarsus as metropolis of the Hadrianic-Severan-Antonine polity, and the numerals Γ Β denoting the city's rank as head of three eparchies and twice neocorate. This reverse type is a notable example of civic pride in provincial coinage, celebrating Tarsus's institutional and religious prestige under the Severan dynasty. |
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