IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 500-420 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.07 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. VF.Electronic Auction 561 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 500-420 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.07 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Bee, with forelegs, no spirals; dotted border / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Karwiese Series IV, Type 2 (for obv.); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, granular surfaces. VF. Extremely rare, only a handful in CoinArchives (though all mistakenly called Karweise Series VI). |