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Tetradrachm - Menekrates
| Issuer | Ephesos |
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| Year | 380 BC - 370 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing bee depicted in high relief at centre of field, rendered with finely detailed segmented body, prominent rounded thorax, and splayed straight wings extended horizontally. Six legs are visible radiating from the thorax, and the abdomen is distinctly segmented and tapering. The ethnic abbreviation Ε is placed to the left of the bee and Φ to the right, serving as the city ethnic of Ephesos. The design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Ephesos operated under shifting Persian satrapial authority through much of the fourth century, and coinage from this period reflects the city's awkward position between Achaemenid administrative demands and its own commercial traditions. The magistrate name Menekrates appears on a small group of issues within this decade, placing production squarely in the years following the King's Peace of 387 BC — an agreement that formally returned the Ionian Greek cities, including Ephesos, to Persian control.
SNG Copenhagen 231 remains the standard reference anchor for this type.