Severus Alexander as Demiourgos

286, Lot: 246. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (38mm, 27.58 g, 12h). Bust of Severus right, wearing crown and garments of demiourgos / Statue of Apollo Lykeios, holding wolves by forelegs. SNG France 1576 (same dies); cf. SNG Levante 1088. Good Fine, earthen green patina, even roughness.

From the R. D. Frederick Collection.

Severus Alexander wears both the crown and the chiton of the demiourgos, the official who oversaw the operation of regional festivals and games.