Lot 3487

Description

Ionia, Ephesos, (340-325 B.C. [Kinns], 280-258 B.C. [traditional], silver octobol (Rhodian standard issue), (4.802 grams), obv. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane, quiver over shoulder, rev. forepart of a stag to right looking back, palm tree behind, magistrate's name before **[QEM]ISTAGO[RAS]* (Themistagoras), **E F* across field, bee to right above, (cf.S.4383, Head p.51 (not noted), Munsterberg (not noted as a magistrate), but a moneyer in Kinns Group I) cf.Kayhan example similar reading [262]), cf.SNG Turkey 262, BMC -, SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Munich 62 [didrachm same magistrate]). Toned, very fine/good very fine and very rare magistrate.

Ex Walter Holt, Sydney, January 2000.