289, Lot: 214. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Ephesus. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (34mm, 25.05 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Facing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia; to left, Nike standing left, crowning Artemis; to right, female figure (Asia?) standing left, holding patera and scepter. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Hunterian -; cf. Mionnet Supp. VI 406 (two Nikes and a female figure around Artemis); RPC Online temp. no. 2752 var. (bust type). In NGC encapsulation, graded Strike: 5/5; Surface: 3/5. Very rare.