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LOT 3322
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. 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 3322
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
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