Memnon (BC 350-340) AE 13

Memnon, Satrap in Ionia, ca 350-340 BC. Ephesos? AE13 (2.15g). Persian king kneeling right, holding bow and spear, BA behind; countermark: star / Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos(?). Nice VF, glossy brown patina, possibly overstruck. Very rare.

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City/Mint name:	Satraps and Governors
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Keywords:	bronze / classical
References:	A.E.M. Johnston, "The Earliest Preserved Greek Map: A New Ionian Coin Type," JHS (1967), 1-4 (only four specimens listed, three in Berlin and one in London); Imhoof-Blumer, Kleinasiatische Muenzen pl. 18, 22; BMC Ionia pg. 324, 7
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 60 (5/2002), lot 758 ($500 + comm)
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Date added:	Dec 07, 2004
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