The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3392 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $320
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachms, (3.282, 3.614 grams), obv. bee, coiled tendrils (volutes), no ethnic, dotted border, rev. crude incuse square, with a trace of a quadripartite lines, another (3.300 grams) similar with clearer quadripartite lines, (cf.S.3516, BMC -, cf.SNG Von Aulock 1824, Karwiese Group VI Series 1B-15, 17 and 4 (p.174-5 and Plate 3], SNG Turkey 114, SNG Sweden I, 461, Traite -). Very fine and rare. (3)
Ex Mediterranean Coins, Europe for first and last coins, August 1999, and May 2000.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 3390
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.440 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, coiled ...
Estimate $300
Lot 3391
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.288 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, coiled ...
Estimate $300
Lot 3392 This lot
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachms, (3.282, 3.614 grams), obv. bee, coiled tendrils ...
Estimate $400
Lot 3393
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.184 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, no ...
Estimate $150
Lot 3394
IONIA, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachms, (3.268, 3.096, 2.454 grams), obv. bee with ...
Estimate $350