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Tyana (AD 193-211) AE 24 - Septimius Severus
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Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE24 (8.92g). ΑΥ Λ ΣΕΠΣΕΥΗΡΟΣ, laureate, bare bust right / ΤΥΑÎΕΩÎΤ ΠΤ ΙΕΡΑΣΥΛΟΥΚΑΥ, nude Perseus, standing facing, head right, harpa in left hand, head of Medusa in right. Date in field ΕΤ Δ (RY4 = 197 AD).
Reverse refers to the famous Greek myth of Perseus, slayer of Medusa. Only one other specimen reported.
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