CLASSICAL COINS
IONIA
EPHESUS
Cistophoric tetradrachm, about 166-160 BC. AR 12.68 g. Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a serpent issues to l.; all within ivy wreath. Rev. EFE Two coiled serpents with heads erect; between them an ornamented bow-case; in field r., diademed head of Artemis r. F.S. Kleiner and S.P. Noe, The Early Cistophoric Coinage, ANS NS 14 (1977),41, series 3/5 (this obv. die). SNG Cop. 306 (this obv. die).
Extremely rare in this quality. Very rare ear ly issue .
Sharply struck on large, flat flan. Choice extremely fine Provenance: Private Swiss collection.