IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 133-88 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.47 g, 12h).

CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 336. Estimated: $ 4 000

Greek, Gold

Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 133-88 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.47 g, 12h). Draped bust of Artemis right, hair drawn together and tied in the back, wearing stephanos and single-pendant earring, 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; torch 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.

Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020), lot 242; Heritage 3056 (3 August 2017), lot 30064.


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