Lot 3486

Description

Ionia, Ephesos (under the name Arsinoeia), (288-280 B.C.), silver tetrobol, (Reduced Rhodian standard issue), (2.250 grams), obv. Veiled head of Arsinoe to right, rev. bow and quiver, **ARSI* and bee below, above magistrate's name **[H]GHSANDR[OS]* (Egesandros), monogram above, (cf.S.4380, Head p.44 [noted as Magistrate with example in The Hague], Munsterberg (noted magistrate), BMC -, SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -, cf.SNG Munich 56 [different magistrate]). Surface roughness and porosity, hoard patination, otherwise fine/ very fine and very rare magistrate.