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Electronic Auction 497

Lot nuber 375

IONIA, Ephesus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Circa 1st century AD. Æ Tessera (17mm, 4.25 g, 12h).


Electronic Auction 497
Lot: 375.

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 75

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IONIA, Ephesus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Circa 1st century AD. Æ Tessera (17mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Stag kneeling left, head right / Bee. SNG Copenhagen 355; BMC 186; SNG von Aulock 1875. Dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits, some cleaning/smoothing marks. Near VF.

A series of tesserae, or tokens, was produced at the cult center of Ephesos during the Hellenistic period and later. The legends generally cannot be translated and are probably, for the most part, meaningless mystical formulae.

Closing Date and Time: 4 August 2021 at 12:04:40 ET.

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