295, Lot: 247. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.83 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. Struck circa 85-76 BC. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΦI and monogram (=
prytaneis) above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner,
Hoard 50; SNG France 1756. VF, toned, struck from a worn obverse die.
From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.