MYSIA, Pergamum(?). L. Sempronius Atratinus(?). Quaestor, circa 42-39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.53 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. NGC AU, 4/5, 5/5.Electronic Auction 574 Roman Provincial, Silver Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Pergamum(?). L. Sempronius Atratinus(?). Quaestor, circa 42-39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.53 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, ATPA monogram; Q to left, serpent-entwined staff to right. Stumpf 3; Kleiner, Hoard –; SNG BN 1766-8 (Pergamon); Metcalf, “A Note on the Later Republican Cistophori,” SNR 88 (2009), pp. 205-8, pl. 15. In NGC encapsulation 4165452-001, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. |