Lot 3395

Description

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.500-480 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.542 grams) straight wings, silver drachm (3.300 grams) curved wings (illustrated), another (3.404 grams) (illustrated), obv. bee, **E - F* across, curved wings, rev. quadripartite incuse square, another similar (2.976 grams) straignt wings (cf.S.4360, Karwiese Group VI Series 1B, 6-7; 2A 13 and 25 [p.174-7 and Plate 4], cf.SNG Turkey 119-121, cf.Traite 1866). Fine - very fine several rare. (4)

Ex Colin E. Pitchfork and Wayne Woolmer Collections, sold Noble Numismatics Sale 34 (lot 1816) and previously from the Rauch Sale No.40 January 18, 1988 (lot 137) for the first coin. 1998 (lot 211) and other from Jean Elsen in 1999.