IONIA, Ephesus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (29mm, 10.04 g, 6h). Homonoia with Alexandria in Egypt. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Isis Pharia standing right, holding billowing sail; Pharos of Alexandria to left. Karwiese, MvE 5 913b (Vs26/Rs98); Franke-Nollé typus XVIII, 535-7 var. (dies –/47 [obv. die unrecorded]); RPC VII.1, 412.3. Red-brown surfaces, some roughness. Near VF. This obverse die was shared with coins struck in Metropolis.
Ex John Casey Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 398, 31 May 2017), lot 401.
CNG 611, Lot 606, 2026, 1178 pc
