Mytilene (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (21.61g). Aur. Posdektos (son of?) Paradoxos, strategos. AV KAI M AV CE AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear / EΠI CTP AV ΠOCΔEKTOV ΠAPΔOΞO MVTIΛH / NAI – ωN, Artemis advancing right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; behind, hound springing right. Extremely rare. aVF.

This magistrate and bust type is known for some other issues of Severus Alexander from Mytilene, but this reverse type is not known. Additionally, the reading here points toward a possible name of "Posdektos" and "Pardoxos" instead.