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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 357 | |
| Lot description: IONIA, Ephesus. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (22mm, 5.44 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / The philosopher Heraclitus standing left, raising hand and holding club. Karwiese, MvE 5 943 (V3/R4); RPC VIII Online 20468 (this coin cited); BMC 340. Brown patina, light roughness, minor earthen deposits. Fine. Very rare. Heraclitus "the Obscure" is one of the earliest Greek philosophers whose writings have come down to us reasonably complete. Born in Ephesus in the 6th century BC, he retired to the countryside after the aristocratic party he supported was ejected from power, but nonetheless became a revered figure in the city's history. Heraclitus held that fire was the basic building block of existence, hence he is depicted holding a torch. "This world-order, the same of all, no god nor man did create, but it ever was and is and will be: everliving fire, kindling in measures and being quenched in measures. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
