Ionia, Ephesus. Tetradrachm; Ionia, Ephesus; c. 390-380 BC, Tetradrachm, 15.02g. Cf. Gorny 69, 18 November 1994, lot 331 (same obv. die, magistrate's name on rev. spelled ?IO?OP?S not ?IO?OP?S). Obv: E - F Bee with straight wings. Rx: Forepart of stag kneeling r., head turned back, date palm tree to l., magistrate's name ?IO?OP?S to r. Ex Peus 415, 6 November 2015, part of lot 294. From Kinns' obverse die 5, Pixodarus Hoard, Coin Hoards IX, 2002, p. 175. The fifth letter O instead of O in the magistrate's name on our coin may be a spelling error; the name is spelled ?IO?OP?S on all coins cited by Kinns.
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