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.
Estimate: 75-100 USD