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Drachm
| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 575 BC - 525 BC |
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| Diameter | 12 mm |
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| Obverse description | A bee rendered in high relief, depicted crawling to the left, occupying the full field of the flan. The insect is shown with clearly articulated wings spread diagonally upward, a segmented abdomen below, and splayed legs, all rendered in the archaic Greek artistic style characteristic of early Ionian coinage. The naturalistic yet stylized treatment of the bee reflects the civic emblem of Ephesos, where the bee served as the primary symbol of the city's identity. No legend or border is present, the design filling the irregular flan to its margins. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (575 BC - 525 BC) |
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