Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4520 SESSION 13 (Friday 9.30am) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,500
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SOLD $500
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 5th century B.C.), silver didrachm, (7.096 grams), obv. bee, curved wings, E and **[F]* across, dotted border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, quartered by broad bands, (S.4364, BMC 14-15 (p.49), SNG Cop. 206, SNG Turkey 141-143, Traite 1865). Nearly very fine/very fine, some surface porosity and rare.
Ex Jean Elsen, Sale 55, 19 September 1998 (lot 217) and previously from Peus, Frankfurt, Auction Sale 288, October 1975 (lot 256) and and listed as from the Jean Nivalle Collection No.11 in Jean Elsen Sale 52 December 13, 1997 (lot 11).
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