The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
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Lot 3538 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday) The Bees of Artemis (Ephesis)
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $380
IONIA, Ephesus, (202-133 B.C.), AE 16-19, (about 4 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, all within laurel wreath, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, some with before various monograms below and or various magistrate's names, with nil or partial readings of names below or on right, (cf.S.4411, cf.BMC 134-142, cf.SNG Cop. 299-303). Several with green patination, two are modern copies, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good very fine with more than half having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
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