Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3458 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $400
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SOLD $210
IONIA, Ephesus, (c. 90-89 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.69 grams), year 45 = 90-89 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left ME over monogram **EFE, to right torch, serpent staff above, (cf.S.4745, Kleiner 46 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [p.26], Pinder 36, SNG Cop. 326, SNG von Aulock -). Extremely fine and very scarce.
De Callatay in his recent book 'L'Historie les Guerres Mithradatiques un par le Monnaies, (p.161), records only 11 examples of this date.
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