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IONIA, Ephesus. Circa 1st century AD. Æ Tessera (18mm, 2.87 g, 12h). Stag kneeling left, head right / Bee. SNG Copenhagen 355; BMC 186; SNG von Aulock 1875. Good VF, dark green and brown patina, light earthen highlights/deposits, a few cleaning marks.
A series of tesserae, or tokens, was produced at the cult center of Ephesos during the Hellenistic period and later. The legends generally cannot be translated and are probably, for the most part, meaningless mystical formulae.
A series of tesserae, or tokens, was produced at the cult center of Ephesos during the Hellenistic period and later. The legends generally cannot be translated and are probably, for the most part, meaningless mystical formulae.