EPHESUS SILVER “BEE” TETRADRACHM – SCARCE ISSUE OF MAGISTRATE POLYKLES – CHOICE VF NGC GRADED GREEK IONIA COIN (Inv. 20258)

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20258. IONIA. EPHESUS. Ca. 394–325 BC.
Silver tetradrachm, 15.17 g, 24 mm. Issue of magistrate Polycles, ca. 380–370 BC.
Obv. E–Φ, bee seen from above. Rev. Forepart of stag right, head reverted, palm tree at left, ΠOΛYKΛHΣ (magistrate) in right field.
Kinns, Pixodarus, Class C, p. 201, obverses 8, 10, 11, 13, 15–18 (8 specimens cited in all); this specimen is struck using obverse 11.
NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “light marks”; scarce magistrate, with only five specimens on CoinArchives, all inferior to this piece.