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Tetradrachm (cistophoros) of Apameia with cista mystica
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 150–140 B.C.
Mint: Phrygia, Apameia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 12.59 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.513
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Within wreath, cista mystica from which serpent emerges left.
Reverse: Bow-case, ornamented with aplustre, containing strung bow, flanked each side by coiled serpent. At right, bee.
Monogram.
Reverse: Bow-case, ornamented with aplustre, containing strung bow, flanked each side by coiled serpent. At right, bee.
Monogram.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, May 12, 1965