The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
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Lot 3385 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $200
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SOLD $180
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.546 - 500 B.C.), silver diobol (0.994 grams), silver obols, (0.576 and 0.476, grams) and hemiobol, (0.218 grams), obv. bee without letters or border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.3516, BMC -, cf.Karwiese Series VI Type 1A 1-7 (obol), [p.172 and 161], cf.SNG Turkey 115, Traite -). Fine - very fine and very rare, all unpublished in standard references. (4)
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