PAMPHYLIA. Perge. Severus Alexander, 222-235. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 26 mm, 13.52 g, 12 h). AYT•K•M•AYP•CЄY• - AΛЄΞANΔPOC•CЄB Radiate head of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. ΠЄPΓAIΩN Serapis standing front, head to right, raising his right arm in salute and holding scepter in his left. RPC VI online -. Unpublished and unique, the earliest attestation of Serapis on the coinage from Perge. Very fine.



Serapis is attested only very rarely in the coinage of Perge, appearing once under Philip I and later on a series of coins issued by Gallienus and Salonina. This particular piece, characterized by its unusually fine style, thus represents the earliest depiction of Serapis on coins from the city.