IONIA, Ephesus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (34mm, 19.21 g, 5h). Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 93. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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IONIA, Ephesus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (34mm, 19.21 g, 5h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / At center, tetrastyle temple, seen from the front, containing a cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing within, wearing kalathos and having supports; on either side, tetrastyle temples, seen in perspective, each containing a statue of the emperor, holding a long scepter. Karwiese, MvE 5 426 (Vs3/Rs63); RPC V.2 Online 69574 (this coin cited); BMC 261 var. (obv. legend). Earthen brown surfaces, porosity, smoothing and tooling. Near VF. Extremely rare, one of two recorded in RPC.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Roma E-Live Auction 4 (29 November 2018), lot 573.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:30:40 ET.



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