Details
LOT 3170
Ionia, Ephesos AR Tetartemorion. Circa 550-500 BC.
Bee, with spread wings, seen from above / Incuse square punch. Karwiese Series III. Very Fine.(0.21gr, 6mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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