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ROMAN PROVINCIAL: IONIA: Ephesus: Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD, AE16 (2.68g), VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ancient Coins - Roman Provincial Start Price:55.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
ROMAN PROVINCIAL: IONIA: Ephesus: Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD, AE16 (2.68g), VF
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ROMAN PROVINCIAL: IONIA: Ephesus: Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD, AE16 (2.68g), RPC-5037, SNG Copenhagen-465, laureate and draped bust right, AΛEΞANΔPOC AVΓ // two naked children tossing astragaloi before cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia flanked by crescent and star, EΦECIΩN, smoothing, VF, RR.

In ancient Greece, a sheep's knucklebones were used in a similar fashion as dice, both as a toy and as an instrument of divination.