The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Lot 3490 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $200
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SOLD $140
IONIA, Ephesos, (258-202 B.C.), silver didrachm, (Reduced Rhodian standard issue), (6.374 grams), obv. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane, bow and arrow at shoulder, rev. forepart of a stag to right looking back, behind magistrate's name **[M]ANTIKRATH[S]* (Mantikrates), **E F* across field, bee to right above, (cf.S.4383, Head p.51-2 (not noted), Munsterberg (noted magistrate), BMC -, SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Munich -). Scratches and surface porosity, hoard patination, otherwise good fine and a very rare magistrate.
Ex Mediterranean Coin, Europe, February 2004.
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