CNG 96, Lot: 429. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Drachm (11mm, 3.21 g). Bee / Two parallel rectangular punches. Cf. Karweise Series III (for obv. style); CNG 75, lot 360; otherwise unpublished. VF, toned, some roughness and cleaning scratches on obverse. Extremely rare.