SH87621. Bronze AE 36, Karwiese MvE 5.2 p. 164, 750b (O3/R3, only 1 spec. of this variety); RPC Online VI T4956 (5 spec.); ANS Mantis 1972.185.5,
Choice EF, excellent centering, olive green patina, some legend weak, small flaw/punch on reverse, porous, Ephesos (near Selcuk, Turkey) mint, weight 25.344g, maximum diameter 36.3mm, die axis 180
o, 13 Mar 222 - Mar 235 A.D.; obverse AYT K M AYP CEB AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse M-ONΩN - ΠPΩTΩN - ACIAC, on left: cult statue of Artemis standing facing, wearing ornate kalathos, flanked on each side by a stag, arms with supports; on right: Demeter enthroned left, wreathed in grain, two stalks of grain in right hand, long torch vertical in left hand; EΦECIΩN in exergue;
only the second known of this variety with stags flanking Artemis, fantastic HUGE 36mm provincial bronze!;
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