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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Ionia| > |Ephesos| > SH90358
Ephesos, Ionia, Phanes, c. 625 - 600 B.C.,
|Ephesos|, |Ephesos,| |Ionia,| |Phanes,| |c.| |625| |-| |600| |B.C.,|, Known to be among the oldest coins because a hemihekte from the issue was in the famous "Artemision Find" in the foundation of the temple of Artemis at Ephesos in 1904. Seven different denominations are linked by the stag type, a common weight standard, and reverse die links. The stag is a symbol of Artemis and thus of Ephesus. The two larger denominations bear the name Phanes, who was likely a prominent citizen of Ephesus, perhaps a despot, a magistrate, or a wealthy money-lender.
SH90358. Electrum 1/24 stater, SNGvA 7773, BMC Ionia -; Rosen -; Traité -; Weidauer - (cf. 36-37, 1/12 stater), VF, scratches, Ephesos (near Selcuk, Turkey) mint, weight 0.571g, maximum diameter 6.9mm, die axis 180o, Phanes, c. 625 - 600 B.C.; obverse forepart of stag right, head turned left; reverse incuse square with raised lines; rare; SOLD











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