★ A Gorgeous Cistophorus ★

Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. AD 41-54. Struck circa AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head to left / DIAN EPHE, temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus with fillets hanging from her wrists, polos on her head within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RPC I 2222 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 30. 11.73gr, 25mm, 6h. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with golden iridescence on reverse. Minor oxidations.

From the collection of Georges Müller, numismatist (collector's tickets included).

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