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Cistophorus with cista mystica, struck under C. Flavius Fimbria

Roman Provincial
Republican Period
85 B.C.
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 11.51 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1987.301
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Within wreath, cista mystica from which snake emerges to left.
Reverse: At left, staff with crescent, at right, caduceus.
FIMBRIA IMPERAT
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; June 24, 1987: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.