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Details
LOT 2936
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte – Sixth Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Persic standard. Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. Extremely Fine. Apparently the finest known example. Rare.(1.72gr, 10mm).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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