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Roman Provincial Cilicia Tarsus Caracalla
Caracalla is shown here wearing the typical garment of the demiourgoi, literally artisans, which were a group of city officials in Tarsos. Like some other emperors, Caracalla appears to have been included in their ranks on the occasion of his visit to the city in 215. The reverse, on the other hand, shows Perseus and Herakles, the mythological founders of Tarsus, holding a bust of the emperor together, thus celebrating him as a refounder of the city and elevating him to the level of a demigod.