MA95429. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, Kleiner Pergamum p. 80, 31; SNG BnF 1732; SNGvA 7476; SNG Cop 429; BMC Mysia p. 124, 105; Pinder 98, F, well centered on a broad flan, toned, die wear, light corrosion, Pergamon (Bergama, Turkey) mint, weight 11.088g, maximum diameter 27.3mm, die axis 0
o, c. 92 - 88 B.C.; obverse Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges, all within wreath of ivy with berries; reverse bow-case ornamented with apluster, strung bow emerging upper left, snake with head erect one each side, ΔH (control) over Prytaneis monogram above between snakes, case straps draped over snakes below,
(Pergamon monogram) to left, snake entwined thyrsus right;
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