★ A well centered stater from Ephesos ★

IONIA. Ephesos. Circa 122/1-121/0. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.41 g, 12 h). Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and pendant earring and with her quiver and bow over her shoulder. Rev. E-Φ Cult statue of Artemis Ephesiae facing, with polos on head and fillets hanging from wrists; to inner right, thymiaterion. CNG 106 (2017), 367, Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 and Leu 1 (2017), 81 ( all from the same dies ). A well centered and attractive example. Good very fine.

From the Birger Bentsen Collection of ancient gold coins, ex Roma E-Auction 60, 1 August 2019, 230 (with collector's ticket).