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Coin of Ephesos with bee in laurel wreath
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 202–133 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Ephesos
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 5.36 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.782
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Within laurel wreath, bee.
Inscription in Greek illegible.
Reverse: Stag stands right, in front of date palm.
Below, magistrate's name obliterated. At right, monogram.
Inscription in Greek illegible.
Reverse: Stag stands right, in front of date palm.
Below, magistrate's name obliterated. At right, monogram.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965