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LOT 0570
Greek Die with Ephesus Bee
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (13.71 grams, 19 mm).
A copper-lead alloy columnar block with broad piercing, a transverse channel to the upper face; incuse bee image with enigmatic text. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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