IONIA, Ephesus. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (35mm, 29.48 g, 6h). Near VF.

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Lot: 571. Estimated: $ 400

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Ephesus. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (35mm, 29.48 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, draped left shoulder / At center, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing, wearing calathus and having supports, two stags flanking; to left, Nike standing right, crowning her with a wreath; to right, turreted female (Asia?) standing left, holding patera and long scepter. Karwiese, MvE 5, 244 (V45/R100) = RPC IV.2 2752.3 (this coin). Rough green-brown surfaces, encrustations. Near VF. Extremely rare, only four known to RPC. The obverse of this coin is plated in Karwiese, p. 62, 244, obverse die V45.

Ex Gemini VI (10 January 2010), lot 823; Boston Museum of Fine Arts inventory no. 63.228; Purchased from Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI (1963), lot 247, by the Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoe Wilbour.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 13:10:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.