123 - 104 | Monogram of the city
Overstriking coin
SO 76 - Pergamum over uncertain cistophorus (Classical Numismatic Group,24 Sept. 2003,237).jpg
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Overstruck variety
SO 75 - Pergamum over Pergamum overstruck variety.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 64, 24 Sept. 2003, 237
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Monogram of the city (Greek) Bow-case with serpents, monogram above, thyrsos right
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Pergamum
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Mysia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 123 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 104
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.6012.6 g <br />12,600 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Cistophoric tetradrachm
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Bow-case with serpents
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. (1978), "Hoard evidence and the late Cistophori of Pergamum", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 23, p. 77-105.