The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
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Lot 3384 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $170
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver hemidrachms, (1.562, 1.596 grams), obv. bee without tendrils, curved wings, no ethnic, rev. crude incuse square, without trace of quadripartite lines, another diobol, (1.006 grams) similar with clearer quadripartite lines, (cf.S.3516, BMC -, Karwiese Group V 1-2, VIA-4 [p.169, 172 and Plate 3], SNG Turkey -, Traite -). Very good - nearly very fine, mostly rare. (3)
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