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LOT 2907
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. AD 41-54.
Struck circa AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head to left / DIAN EPHE, temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus with fillets hanging from her wrists, polos on her head within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RPC I 2222 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 30. Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with golden iridescence on reverse. Minor oxidations.(11.73gr, 25mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of Georges Müller, numismatist (collector's tickets included).
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LOT 2907
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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