CILICIA. Selinus-Traianopolis. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 31 mm, 16.93 g, 6 h). AYT KΑΙ Λ CЄΠT CЄOY Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟ ϹЄΛΙΝΟΥ / ΤΗϹ ΙЄΡΑC Tetrastyle temple enclosing statue of Trajan, shown as Zeus, seated left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and scepter in his left; on architrave, ΘЄ/OY TPA. BMC 1. Levante, Selinus, 45. SNG Levante -. SNG Paris -. SNG PFPS -. Ziegler -. Very rare. Slightly rough and with minor weakness on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.



The reverse of this intriguing coin features the temple dedicated to Divus Trajanus, who passed away in Selinus in 117 AD. Following his death, the city took on the name of the deified emperor.