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Greek Mysia, Pergamon, Silver Cistpohorus, (Circa 166-67 BC), Cista mystica
Greek Mysia, Pergamon, Silver Cistpohorus, (Circa 166-67 BC), Cista mystica
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Mysia, Pergamon.
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Denomination: Cistophorus (silver).
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Date: Circa 166-67 BC
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Dimensions: 27 mm(about 1.06 inches, 12.59 gr
- Obverse: Cista mystica with a half-open lid, from which a
- snake is emerging; the whole within an ivy wreath.
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Reverse: Two snakes entwined around a bow case with a bow; in the left field, the Pergamon monogram, and in the right field, a dolphin.
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Reference: SNG von Aulock 7460; Kleiner / Noe 23a. Sehr schön.
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A cista mystica was a woven basket used to keep sacred objects used in the cults of Dionysus and Demeter. They were carried in processions, and contained sacred objects. In coins they often depicted with serpents, which were symbols of god and regeneration, coming out of the baskets.
