The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3365 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $250
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SOLD $240
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.546 or later B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.88 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, line border, rev. star ornament of six petals within incuse triangle, (cf.3516, BMC -, Karwiese Series IIIA-22 [p.197], Traite -). Hoard patina, otherwise very fine and very rare, unpublished in standard references.
Ex Jean Elsen, Sale 67 (lot 234).
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