Tomis in Moesia Inferior, Philip II Caesar, 244-247 AD., Tetrassarion, AMNG 3591.
Tomis in Moesia Inferior, Philip II Caesar, 244-247 AD.,
Tetrassarion / 4 Assaria (ø 27-29 mm / 12,42 g), brass, axes irregular alignment ↑↗ (ca. 40°), irregular flan,
Obv.: M IOYΛI[OC Φ]IΛIΠΠOC / KAICAP , confronted draped busts of Philip II (bare-headed, to r.) and Serapis (facing l., wearing kalathos).
Rev.: MHTPOΠ [ΠON]T – O – V TOMEΩC , (Metropoleos Pontou Tomeos) , Hera, in chiton and himation, standing left, holding patera and long scepter.
AMNG I 3591 (1 piece listed, Odessa) ; Varbanov 5813 .
According to Pat Lawrence the reverse could depict a variant of the statue of the Hera Borghese. This statue too was discussed wether it shows Hera or Aphrodite.