Lot 3492

Description

Ionia, Ephesos, (258-202 B.C.), silver didrachm, (Reduced Rhodian standard issue), (6.290 grams), obv. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane, bow and arrow at shoulder, rev. forepart of a stag to right looking back, behind magistrate's name **[PO]LUKLHS* (Polykles), **E F* across field, bee to right above, (cf.S.4383, Head p.51-52 (not noted), magistrate noted in Munsterberg [p.23], Waddington notes magistrate 1538 and 1596 but for differeent types, BMC -, SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Munich -). With surface porosity, otherwise fine/nearly very fine and a very rare magistrate.

Ex Mediterranean Coins, Europe, June 2000.