The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3387 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $400
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IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.316, grams) (illustrated), obv. bee curved wings, coiled tendrils (volutes), no ethnic, dotted border, rev. crude incuse square, with quadripartite lines, diobols (0.992, 1.042 (illustrated), 1.080 grams), (cf.S.3516, cf.SNG Von Aulock 1824, Karwiese Group VI Series 1A-1ff, 1B-15, (p.172, 174 and Plate 3], cf.SNG Turkey 114, cf.SNG Sweden I, 461, Traite -). Fine - very fine and rare. (4)
Ex Mediterranean Coins, Europe for first and third diobol in August 2000 and April 2000, and Walter Holt for the drachm in January 2000.
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