Obol? Bee Coin - Need Help With ID Please

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xoduspbc Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 10/07/2019 2:42 pm This coin is TINY, but really cool. Any help with ID would BEE appreciated lol Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 10/07/2019 5:13 pm A bee with the letters EΨ makes me think of Ephesos in Ionia. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
xxmarkabyx Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 10/08/2019 1:54 pm This is the image that got me into collecting coins... I've got two of these bees tattooed on me. Definitely Ephesos. Stages on one side, bee on the other. I've got a really nice and well centered example of this. I think it's an obol. Report this Post to the Staff
xxmarkabyx Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 10/08/2019 1:56 pm Pardon me,stag, not stage. I think that's a stag, at least? Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 330 Posts	Posted 10/08/2019 5:33 pm Yes, probably an obol from Ephesos. What is less clear is the motive on the reverse... any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 10/09/2019 07:00 am Quote: What is less clear is the motive on the reverse... any ideas? To me it looks like the head of Ketos, but that seems unlikely. Rather, a stag's head and palm tree seems to be a common design element on the coinage of Ephesus. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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