445, Lot: 140. Estimate $200. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 500-420 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.30 g). Milesian standard. Bee with curved wings; tendrils above / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 140. VF, toned, some porosity, irregular flan.

From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Spink, July 1998.