★ Apparently unpublished ★

PHRYGIA. Eumeneia. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Pentassarion (Bronze, 34 mm, 17.93 g, 6 h), Niger, son of Hieronymos, archiereus for the second time. AY•KΑΙ•Λ•CЄΠ•CЄOYHPOC ΠЄPΤ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ЄΠΙ ΑΡΧΙЄΡЄΩC ΝΙΓЄΡΟC Β ΙЄΡΩΝΥΜ/O-Y / ЄΥΜЄΝЄΩΝ / ΑΧΑΙΩΝ Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports, standing facing within hexastyle temple. BMC -. Lindgren -. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -. Apparently unpublished. A large and impressive coin of beautiful Severan style. Minor breaks in patina on the edge and with light scratches, otherwise, good very fine.

Ex Papillon E-Auction 4, 19 December 2020, 316.