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Mysia, Pergamon – AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm, ca. 166–67 BC.

Obv.: A serpent emerging from an open mystic cista; the whole within an ivy-wreath with fruits.
Rev.: Two snakes winding around a bow and a quiver. Above: KT and a monogram; on the left a city monogram, on the right a thyrsus wound by a snake.

Mint: Pergamon, Mysia
Dating: ca. 166–67 BC
Material: Silver (AR)
Denomination: Cistophoric Tetradrachm
Weight: 12.65 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
References: SNG Copenhagen 435; SNG France 1741.

Attractive cistophoric tetradrachm with a beautiful dark tonality and well-preserved details. A characteristic Hellenistic coin type from Pergamon with the mystic cista and the snakes as motifs of the Dionysian cult.

Mysien, Pergamon – AR Cistophorische Tetradrachme, ca. 166–67 v. Chr.

Av.: Schlange, die aus einer geöffneten Cista mystica hervortritt; das Ganze innerhalb eines Efeukranzes mit Früchten.
Rev.: Zwei Schlangen, die sich um einen Bogen und Köcher winden. Darüber KT und Monogramm; links städtisches Monogramm, rechts ein von einer Schlange umwundener Thyrsos.

Prägestätte: Pergamon, Mysien
Datierung: ca. 166–67 v. Chr.
Material: Silber (AR)
Nominal: Cistophorische Tetradrachme
Gewicht: 12,65 g
Durchmesser: 26,4 mm
Referenzen: SNG Copenhagen 435; SNG France 1741.

Attraktive cistophorische Tetradrachme mit schöner dunkler Tönung und gut erhaltenen Details. Charakteristischer hellenistischer Münztyp aus Pergamon mit der Cista mystica und den Schlangen als Motiven des dionysischen Kultes.

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Mysia, Pergamon Tetradrachm ca. 166-67 v.u.Z

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Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm, circa 166–67 BCE, weighing 12.65 g with a 26.4 mm diameter, depicting the Cista mystica and snakes on the obverse and two snakes around a bow and quiver on the reverse; not certified.

Mysia, Pergamon Tetradrachm ca. 166-67 v.u.Z

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Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm, circa 166–67 BCE, weighing 12.65 g with a 26.4 mm diameter, depicting the Cista mystica and snakes on the obverse and two snakes around a bow and quiver on the reverse; not certified.

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