208, Lot: 74. Estimate $400. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 350-340 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.31 g, 12h). Aristonomos, magistrate. Bee with straight wings; astragaloi flanking / Forepart of stag right; palm tree to left, APIΣTONOMOΣ downwards to right. Pixodarus p. 191; SNG Copenhagen 240 var. (magistrate); SNG Kayhan 277 var. (same); SNG München 50 var. (same). VF, toned, corroded obverse, choice reverse.

These drachms of a type similar to the late Classical period tetradrachms were all struck during Kinn’s period G. Although a number reside in museum collections, they are extremely rare in the marketplace.