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Tetradrachm (cistophoros) of Pergamon with cista mystica
Greek
Hellenistic Period
after 95–90 B.C.
Mint: Mysia, Pergamon
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 12.33 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.62
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Cista mystica from which serpent emerges left. Ivy-wreath around.
Reverse: Bow-case containing bow and ornamented with aplustre, flanked each side by coiled serpent, head raised.
At right, staff entwined by serpent.
Inscription in Greek and monograms.
Reverse: Bow-case containing bow and ornamented with aplustre, flanked each side by coiled serpent, head raised.
At right, staff entwined by serpent.
Inscription in Greek and monograms.
ProvenanceFrom a hoard (MFA 65.62-65.99) found in 1960 at Çesme; 1960: purchased from a Greek dealer on behalf of MFA by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; purchased by MFA from Cornelius C. Vermeule III, February 10, 1965