Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche
2nd-1st century BCE
Greek; Tarsus, Cilicia
Ancient Greece
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Tyche, wearing a crown, and facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the god Sandan stands on a lion.
In antiquity, the goddess Tyche symbolized cities. Her identifying feature is a crown shaped like the walls of a city. Some cities chose Tyche as their emblem, but often they also selected another divinity as their particular patron and protector.
Bronze