The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
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Lot 3369 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $180
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.500 - 420 B.C.), silver hemidrachm (1.576 grams); obol, (0.446 grams), silver hemiobols, (0.190, 0.262, 0.270, 0.294 grams) and quarter obols (0.090, 0.084 grams), obv. bee, curved wings, most with no border, rev. quadripartite incuse square for first two, all fractional obols with eight pointed star with central pellet one hemiobol crude incuse square, (cf.S.3516, BMC -, Karwiese Series III, [p.160-1 and Plate 21], SNG Turkey 135-137, Traite -). Very good - good fine and rare, several unpublished in standard references. (8)
First coin from Walter Holt January 2000.
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