The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3474 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $340
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.325-310 B.C.), "Cross band" silver drachm, (3.052 grams), obv. bee with tendrils and straight wings, **E F* across, rev. broad quadripartite incuse square, ANTIAN**D*P across, (cf.S.4367, only published example CNG Sale 55 [lot 488], See Coin Hoards IX (Kinns 'Pixodarus Hoard' p.197, cf.BMC 20, SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Turkey -, cf.SNG Munich 23). Some minor surface roughness, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Ex Mediterranean Coins, Europe August 1999. The CNG example cited above realised US$375 in 2000.
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