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Tetradrachm (cistophoros) of Pergamon with cista mystica
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 133–67 B.C.
Mint: Mysia, Pergamon
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 12.40 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1613
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Half-open cista mystica, from which serpent emerges left.
Ivy wreath around.
Reverse: Bow-case, ornamented with an aplustre, between two coiled serpents.
At right, staff (or thyrsos?) entwined by serpent.
Monograms at left and above.
Ivy wreath around.
Reverse: Bow-case, ornamented with an aplustre, between two coiled serpents.
At right, staff (or thyrsos?) entwined by serpent.
Monograms at left and above.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hans von Aulock; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, November 13, 1963