ANCIENT GREECE. MYSIA, PERGAMON.
Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm, circa 166-67 BC.
Obv: serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath. Rev: two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; AM above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right.

About Extremely Fine; an attractive example with a beautiful old cabinet tone.

From the Kent Rondeau Collection; ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Online Auction 295 (22/3/2023), lot 2169; ex Kricheldorf, H.H. (Stuttgart), Auction 36 (4/12/1982), lot 55.

Reference: Kleiner, Hoard-3; SNG BnF-1725.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 26 mm.
Weight: 12.46 g.
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