Catalogue
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.992 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **MHTRAS* (Metras), (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.88], Pozzi 2434). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.204 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **MHTRODWROS* (Metrodoros) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 (p.89), example in Vienna, SNG Fitz. 4425). Nearly extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $540
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.178 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **PAUSANIAS* (Pausanias) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.89], SNG von Aulock 1850). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $580
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.028 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **PUQEAS* (Pytheas) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.90], SNG von Aulock 1851. Off centred on reverse, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.168 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **SOTA[S]* (Sotas) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.90], example Waddington 1587). Nearly extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.066 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **TELESIFRWN* (Telesiphron) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.90], Waddington 1588). Porous surface, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.688 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **[F]*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **[TE]LESIFRW[N] (Telesiphron) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.90], Waddington 1588). Toned, fine/good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.156 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **[Q]EODWROS* (Theodoros) (cf.S.4387, Kinns, Num. Chron. 1999 [p.87], example in Berlin unpublished). Very fine/nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.998 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **[Q]RALEAS* (Thraleas) (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.87], noted in Head). Off centred very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-c.150 B.C.), silver drachms, (3.868, 3,794 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name partial letters only visible, (cf.S.4387, Kinns Num. Chron. 1999 [p.84-92]); together with a cast copy of a similar coin. First has been severely mounted both sides, second porous and with scratches, Very good or better. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesos, (c.405 - 380 B.C.), AE 7-8, (approx. 0.5 grams), obv. bee, curved or straight wings, E and **F* with linear border, rev. stag head to right with ethnic **E F* across, (S.-, BMC -, SNG Munich 34, SNG Turkey 147-188, Traite 1896). Fair - very fine all in packets with provenances. (20)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Ionia, Ephesos, (c.405 - 380 B.C.), AE 7-8, (approx. 0.5 grams), obv. bee, curved or straight wings, E and **F* with linear border, rev. stag head to right with ethnic **E F* across, (S.-, BMC -, SNG Munich 34, SNG Turkey 147-188, Traite 1896). Fair - fine a few better all in packets with provenances. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Ionia, Ephesos, (c.405 - 380 B.C.), AE 7-8, (approx. 0.5 grams), obv. bee, curved or straight wings, E and **F* with linear border, rev. stag head to right with ethnic **E F* across, (S.-, BMC -, SNG Munich 34, SNG Turkey 147-188, Traite 1896). Fair - very good a few better all in packets with provenances. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Ionia, Ephesos, (c.405 - 380 B.C.), AE 7-8, (approx. 0.5 grams), obv. bee, curved or straight wings, E and **F* with linear border, rev. stag head to right with ethnic **E F* across, (S.-, BMC -, SNG Munich 34, SNG Turkey 147-188, Traite 1896). Fair - very good only a few better all in packets with provenances. (30)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Ionia, Ephesos, (c.405 - 380 B.C.), AE 7-8, (approx. 0.5 grams), obv. bee, curved or straight wings, E and **F* with linear border, rev. stag head to right with ethnic **E F* across, (S.-, BMC -, SNG Munich 34, SNG Turkey 147-188, Traite 1896). Fair - very good only a few better all in packets with provenances. (30)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th century B.C.), AE 12-15, (about 2.5 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, all within laurel wreath, rev. fore part of a stag standing to right some with head looking back, only a few with legible magistrate's names, (cf.S.4415, cf.BMC 118-120 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 244). Several with green patination, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Ionia, Ephesus, AE 11-13, (4th - 3rd century B.C.), obv. bee in wreath, rev. forepart of stag to right, a few with taces of magistrate's name (8, 1 a copy), (cf.S.4402, cf. SNG von Aulock 1843, SNG Cop. 244); another similar obv. female head Artemis to right, rev. forepart of stag to right with head looking back, and trace of magistrate's name, (cf.S.4408, cf.BMC 118-120 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 256, cf.SNG von Aulock 1839); another an issue Hadrian, (A.D. 118-137), AE 19, (5.58 grams), obv. Hadrian head right, rev. octostyle temple with Artemis within, (BMC 229); Troas, Gentinus, AE 12-15, (about 1.5-2.5 grams), obv. female head (Artemis?) to right, rev. bee, palm tree to left, traces of ethnic **GEN* around (4) (S. 4095, SNG Cop. 335-6). Several with hoard patination, most weak in places, otherwise good - good fine only a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (14)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, rev. stag standing to left some with head looking back, several with readable magistrate's names, (cf.S.4407, cf.BMC 82 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 260-261, SNG Munich 35-49). Several with green and hoard patination, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, rev. stag standing to left some with head looking back, several with readable magistrate's names, (cf.S.4407, cf.BMC 82 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 260-261, SNG Munich 35-49). Several with green and hoard patination, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, rev. stag standing to left some with head looking back, several with legible magistrate's names, (cf.S.4407, cf.BMC 82 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 260-261, SNG Munich 35-49). Several with green and hoard patination, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, rev. stag standing to left some with head looking back, several with legible magistrate's names, (cf.S.4407, cf.BMC 82 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 260-261, SNG Munich 35-49). Several with green and hoard patination, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (19)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, rev. stag standing to left some with head looking back, several with legible magistrate's names, (cf.S.4407, cf.BMC 82 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 260-261, SNG Munich 35-49). Several with green and hoard patination, most weak in places, otherwise very good - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Ionia, Ephesus, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, rev. stag standing to left some with head looking back, several with readable magistrate's names, (cf.S.4407, cf.BMC 82 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 260-261, SNG Munich 35-49) (8); others (9) (190-150 B.C.), AE 13-16, (about 3 grams), obv. similar, but within laurel wreath, rev. stag feeding to right, quiver above, magistrate's name in exergue (most of which are legible), (S.4406, BMC 83-85, cf.SNG Cop. 268-9, Kinns Num. Chron 1996, Type E, SNG Turkey 1 292-317). Several with hoard patination, most of the last group with legible magistrate names, otherwise very good - very fine. (17)
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
Ionia, Ephesus (305-280 B.C.), AE 10-11, (about 1.3 grams), obv. female head to left, rev. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, (S.4409, BMC 68-70, SNG Cop. 256, SNG Turkey 193, Traite 1896). Very good - very fine and scarce all in packets described, several with porosity and pitting. (10)
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus (305-280 B.C.), AE 10-11, (about 1.3 grams), obv. female head to left, rev. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, (S.4409, BMC 68-70, SNG Cop. 256, SNG Turkey 193, Traite 1896). Very good - very fine some with pitting, scarce and all in packets. (10)
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus (305-280 B.C.), AE 10-11, (about 1.3 grams), obv. female head to left, rev. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, (S.4409, BMC 68-70, SNG Cop. 256, SNG Turkey 193, Traite 1896). Very good - good fine some with pitting, scarce and all in packets. (12)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus (305-280 B.C.), AE 10-11, (about 1.3 grams), obv. female head to left, rev. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, (S.4409, BMC 68-70, SNG Cop. 256, SNG Turkey 193, Traite 1896). Very good - good fine some with pitting, scarce and all in packets. (13)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesos (under the name Arsinoeia), (288-280 B.C.), AE 15, (2.95, 3.27, 3.64, 3.66, 4.05, 4.16, 4.17 grams), obv. Veiled head of Arsinoe to right, rev. stag kneeling to left, with head turned back, astragalus in field, **AR SI* across, to left magistrate's name traces only on two **[AR]ISTAI*, (Aristaios), (cf.S.4404, Head p.44 [noted as Magistrate with two examples in BM], BMC 73, cf.SNG Cop. 258-9, cf.SNG von Aulock 1840 [different magistrate]); similar AE 12 (1.08, 1.77, 2.08 grams), obv. similar, rev. forepart of stag to right, head turned back, no evidence of magistrate's name, (cf.S.4404, Head p.44 for type. cf.BMC 74). Surface roughness and porosity, several with hoard patination, otherwise fair - very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Ionia, Ephesos, (258-202 B.C.), AE 14, (2.966 grams), obv. Head of Artemis to right, bow and quiver behind, rev. forepart of stag head reversed to left an uncertain magistrate, E **F* across, another AE 15 (4.234 grams), similar with magistrate's name **..RATERQ..* (cf.S.4410, Head p.44 [Pl.IV, 5 for type, not noted as a Magistrate], BMC -, cf.SNG Cop. 281-2, SNG von Aulock -, cf.SNG Munich 66-67 [different magistrate]). Fine; very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Ionia, Ephesus, (202-133 B.C.), AE 12-15, (about 2.5 grams), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, all within laurel wreath, rev. stag standing to right some with deer looking back, palm tree behind on some, 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 but smaller, cf.SNG Cop. 263-266, 299-303 but smaller). Several with green patination, most weak in places, otherwise fair - good fine a few having some potential of identification of magistrate. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260