The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3396 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $120
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SOLD $90
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.500-480 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.512 [illustrated], 1.412 grams), obv. bee, **E - [F]* across, dotted border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.4360, BMC 7-9, SNG Von Aulock 1825-6, Karwiese Group VI Series 2A-13ff. (p.176 and Plate 4], cf.SNG Turkey 124 (diobol), Traite 1868). Good fine and fair and rare. (2)
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