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Drachm of Ephesos with bee, struck under Aristeas
Greek
Hellenistic Period
202–133 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Ephesos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.82 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1020
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1830.
DescriptionObverse: Bee seen from above.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Stag standing to left.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Stag standing to left.
Inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Regling does not list as Warren.
Regling does not list as Warren.