CNG 88, Lot: 297. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.50 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. Struck circa 85-76 BC. Cista mystica within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; KPI and monogram above, city monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner,
Hoard 37; Pinder 111 var. (KP not KPI); SNG France 1740 var. (same). Near EF, lustrous. Rare variety with KPI.