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Tetradrachm (cistophoros) of Tralles with cista mystica, struck under Aristokles
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
55–53 B.C.
Mint: Lydia, Tralles
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 11.36 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.494
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Wreath of leaves and berries within which cista mystica. Serpent emerges from half-open lid at left.
Reverse: Bow-case, ornamented with aplustre and containing strung bow, flanked each side by coiled serpent. At right, hand holds olive branch.
At left: TPA above: PVLCHE[R]/PROCOS
Below: inscription in Greek
Magistrate/moneyer: C. Claudius Pulcher
Reverse: Bow-case, ornamented with aplustre and containing strung bow, flanked each side by coiled serpent. At right, hand holds olive branch.
At left: TPA above: PVLCHE[R]/PROCOS
Below: inscription in Greek
Magistrate/moneyer: C. Claudius Pulcher
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 26, no. 39); April 8, 1964: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.