The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3506 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $250
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SOLD $260
IONIA, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.992 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **MHTRAS* (Metras), (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.88], Pozzi 2434). Toned, very fine and rare.
Ex Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, privately November 2002 and previously from Spink America, New York, December 7, 1999 (lot 657 part).
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Estimate $250
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