ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΞΕ / ΕΦΕ (Greek) Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, above them two horns of plenty, between them ears of corn. To left ΞΕ (year) and ΕΦΕ. To right, torch.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 69 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams).in grams: 12.0212.02 g <br />12,020 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric tetradrachm
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 72 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
"überprägungsspuren" (nb: not a double strike, but an overstrike over the same type with a torch in the right field and a corn ear on the top between the two cornucopiae
periodTime period of the numismatic object.
