Ephesos (BC 404-394) Tridrachm

ca 404-394 BC. AR Tridrachm (11.20g). The infant Herakles, naked, kneeling to right on ground line, strangling a serpent in each hand, Î£-Y-N / Bee with curved wings, E-Î¦ / Î -E. Very fine and very rare. From the Hecatomnus Hoard; ex Frank Sternberg, Auction XIII, Zurich (11/1983), lot 175; purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., London (4/1984) US$ 8,000.

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City/Mint name:	Ephesos
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Hecatomnus Hoard, Ephesus (P. Kinns), Coin Hoards IX, 3a (O2/R3), pl. 6 (this coin); BMC 25, pl. IX, 6; SNG von Aulock 7821; SNG Lockett 2808; Gulbenkian 730
Valuation:	NY Sale Auc. XXVII (1/2012), lot 502 ($25,000 + comm)
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