Drachm - Eumedes

Obverse description	Bee rendered in fine relief, depicted from above with wings outstretched horizontally, displaying a detailed segmented abdomen and prominent forelegs; the characteristic civic type of Ephesos. The magistrate's abbreviation E-Φ flanks the thorax of the bee to left and right respectively, serving as the city ethnic. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border, emphasizing the high-relief naturalistic rendering of the insect.
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Reverse description	A stag standing in profile to the right, rendered in fine naturalistic style with a prominent rack of antlers; a palm tree rises behind the animal in the background, its fronds spreading above the stag's back, a standard type associated with the sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesos. The magistrate's name EYMHΔHΣ is inscribed vertically in the right field. The field is otherwise plain, without a border, lending the composition an open, monumental quality.
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