Coin; AR; Cistophoros; Greek. 12.09 grams, 27 mm. Ephesus, Ionia, 133-67 BC. Obverse: Cista Mystica in Ivy Wreath, from which serpent issues l. Reverse: Two Coiled Serpents with heads erect; between a bow case adorned with aplustre, containing a bow; in field l. and above monograms and ΦΙ.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Pergamon (ancient city), Mysia
Production place:
Pergamon (ancient city), Mysia
Culture or time period:
Kingdom of Pergamon (282-133 BC) and Mysians
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Eugene Hambar
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
175-133 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 27 millimeters and weight 12.09 grams
Comment:
The original date on the catalog card is likely incorrect. Pergamon was ceded to the Romans at the end of the Attalid dynasty (133 BC) and coins of this type (featuring the Attalid coat of arms) were no longer produced. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistophorus