IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 123-119 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.47 g, 12h).

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Lot: 242. Estimated: $ 2 000

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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 123-119 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.47 g, 12h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephanos and single-pendant earring, hair drawn together and tied in the back, bow and quiver over shoulder / Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesos facing, arms outstretched horizontally at sides, fillet hanging from each; E-Φ flanking its head, thymiaterion to inner right. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 = BM 1896,0601.67 = Montagu I 567 (same dies); Head p. 69, 2–6 var. (control mark); Gulbenkian 985 var. (same); Münzen und Medaillen AG 41, lot 191 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 4241350-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Rare.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Heritage 3056 (3 August 2017), lot 30064.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 11:20:20 ET.

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