IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 400-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 15.06 g, 12h). Chian standard. Ekatokles, magistrate. Bee, with curved wings, seen from above / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left. Karwiese II, Series 10.2, 206 (O11/R53 – this coin referenced); Hekatomnos 58a (O11/R53 – this coin); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, some die wear on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare curved with tetradrachm with this magistrate, one of two recorded, and none in CoinArchives.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc49886 (2006); Astarte XVII (8 May 2005), lot 197; Künst und Münzen 28 (18 June 1992), lot 222.
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