Lot 3433

Description

Ionia, Ephesus (387-295 B.C.), silver diobols, (0.938 (2), 0.998, 1.004, 1.020, 1.052 grams), obv. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, rev. E **F* above two stags' heads confronted, (S.4375, BMC 53 [p.53], SNG Cop. 243, SNG Turkey 194-242, Traite 1886). Fine - very fine and scarce. (6)

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 63 (lot 3565) for the last coin; Ex Jean Elsen Sale 55, 19 September 1998 (lot 218) for second last coin; Walter Holt, Sydney, January 2000 for third and fourth coins.