CILICIA. Flaviopolis-Flavias. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Pentassarion (Bronze, 33 mm, 22.46 g, 7 h), CY 122 = 194/5. AYT•KAI•Λ•CЄY•[CЄYHΡOC] Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΦΛAYIOΠOΛЄITⲰN / B-KP Diademed head of Zeus to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. SNG Levante 1544. SNG Paris 2185. Earthen deposits on a light green patina. Very fine.


The date CY 122 = 194/5 on the reverse of this lovely issue confirms that the coin was struck early in Septimius' reign, shortly after he had defeated Pescennius Niger and thus taken control of Asia Minor and the East.