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Didrachm of Ephesos with bee, struck under Timarchos
Greek
Classical Period
415–394 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Ephesos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 6.44 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5581
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1821.
DescriptionObverse: Within a circle of dots, a bee with straight wings overlapping the dots.
Inscriptions in Greek at sides and below.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, the surface of the four parts rough.
Inscriptions in Greek at sides and below.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, the surface of the four parts rough.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)