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Coin of Ephesos with bee, struck under Skopes
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 305–288 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Ephesos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 14.5 mm. Weight: 2.08 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2590
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bee, with straight wings.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Stag kneeling left, head turned back.
In field above, astragalus.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Stag kneeling left, head turned back.
In field above, astragalus.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963