The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3465 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $350
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $200
IONIA, Ephesus, (390-330 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.62 grams), issue 360-350 B.C., obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, rev. forepart of kneeling stag to right, looking back, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **TIMOLAS (Timolas), (cf.S.4372, Kinns CH IX, Class F [obv.80], magistrate noted in Munsterberg, Waddington 1541, other examples in Oxford and BM). Off centred obverse, areas of corrosion, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Ex Civitas Galleries, Middleton WI, USA with their ticket.
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