The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3371 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $280
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SOLD $140
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.546 or later B.C.), silver obols, (0.484, 0.390, 0.360, grams) and silver hemiobols, (0.242, 0.204 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, no border, rev. crude incuse square, another similar (0.194 grams) with obv. uncertain but similar to the famous conical stone (unpublished?), (cf.S.3516, BMC -, Karwiese Series III-8-12, and 1 to 4 [p.160 and 161], cf.SNG Turkey 115, Traite -). Fine - very fine and very rare, all unpublished in standard references. (5)
Ex Mediterranean Coins, Europe for first two coins, second and last illustrated.
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