Lot 3429

Description

Ionia, Ephesus, (390-330 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.17 grams), issue late 4th century 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 **[H]ROFW[N] (Erophon), (cf.S.4374, magistrate noted in Munsterberg, cf.SNG Cop. 240 [different magistrate], BMC -, SNG v.Aulock -). Dark tone, nearly extremely fine/very fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished.

Ex Jean Elsen Sale 55 September 19, 1998 (lot 224) and previously Rauch Vienna, Sale 43, 5-7 June 1989 (lot 362) and listed as from the Jean Nivalle Collection No.23 in Jean Elsen Sale 52 December 13, 1997 (lot 23 and noted with incorrect weight).