Caracalla - ALtar of Zeus Stratios RARE! (O2311)

Pontus, Amasia. Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. Æ (27 mm, 12,56 g). CY 209 (A.D. 209/10). AY K M AYP ANTΩNINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / ΑΔΡ CЄΥЄΥ ANT AMACIAC MHT NЄ ΠΡ ΠO / ЄT CO Altar of Zeus Stratios; above, flames or construction; to left, tree. Cf. SNG von Aulock 34

This reverse type was struck at Amasia and depicts the altar of Zeus Stratios. The altar was a traditional place of sacrifice for the kings of Pontos and was situated on a plateau behind a mountain near Amasia.