Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 982. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005. Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.25 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck after 128 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Temple of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia: ornate tetrastyle temple set on three-tiered base, pediment decorated with figures; cult statue of Diana within. RIC II 475b; Metcalf,
Cistophori, type 9 (unlisted dies); BMCRE 1093; RSC 537. VF, light graffiti in obverse field. ($500)