Choice for Issue

216, Lot: 335. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesus. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ 17mm (2.54 g, 5h). Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Two naked children tossing astragaloi before cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia flanked by crescent and star. SNG Copenhagen 465; BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG München -. Good VF, dark green patina under earthen deposits, minor obverse die break. Very rare. Choice for issue.