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After the first Mithridatic War Pergamon lost the status of a free city. It was now completely under the control of the roman republic. This Cistophor was struck after the first Mithridatic War.


Mysia, Pergamon
Cistophoric Tetradrachm, c. 85-76 BC
Obv.: Serpent emerging from cista mystica with raised lid, all within ivy wreath with fruits.
Rev.: Bow case between two coiled serpents; to left, monogram of Pergamon; above, AΠ, monogram and star; to right, thyrsos.
Ag, 28.46mm, 12g
Ref.: SNG Paris 1726. SNG von Aulock 1369

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Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC.
Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h.
Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with star.
Rev: AΘΗ-ΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, owl standing facing on palm, with wings spread,TK monogram left and ΠΛ right.
Refs: SNG Copenhagen 388 (same); c.f. SNG von Aulock 1375-6, BMC 197-199, SNG France 1920-2, SNG BN 1913-6 (various monograms).

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Attica. Athens
Obol (after 449)
Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette
Rev: AΘE Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive leaf and fruit; all within incuse square.
Ag, 9 mm, 0.69 g, 3 h
Ref.: Kroll 13

Next: Athens, but not a tetradrachm

 

A ruin...

Next: legend in a language that is not Roman or Greek.

 

Eastern Han Dynasty
Av: Wu Zhu
Rv: three dots (stars)
AE, 23.4mm, 1.73g
Ref: Shanghai Museum 2, No. 1807

Next: Wu Zhu

 

On a side note: when may we slow the slow drumroll for post no. 10.000 in this thread?
Only 75 to go...

This must be one of the longest threads in CT history!

 

next: Tang Dynasty

 

Republican Cisto


Mysia, Pergamum (Pergamon) 85-76 BC
Cista Mystica or Cistophoric Tetradrachm
AR Tetradrachm 12.46 x 26 mm (tariffed at 3 Denarii)
Obverse: Cista mystica with serpent; all within oak / ivy wreath
Reverse: bow-case with serpents, PRE monogram to left, KP / PRY monogram above, serpent-staff right.
Ref: Kleiner 36

Next: Ooops, Tang Dynasty

 

My mistake:

TANG DYNASTY


China Tang 718-732 CE AE Cash Kai Yuan Tong Bao - Crescent H 14.3



China Tang 845-846 CE AE Cash Kai Yuan Tong Bao - Luo H 14.77



China Tang AE Cash H 14.101

next: Yuan Dynasty

 

error : off by 2 pages

 

Yup! You need to rip my arm off, and beat me with it!


However, I have mended my ways... we are now on track.

 

that just shows how far off I was - I was two pages back and didn't see your error - I was correcting my own

 

Hmm, what is the Yang dynasty? I haven't heard of this one.

 

ugh, my apologies. YUAN Dynasty. I kinda mentally brain-farted a combo Tang and Yuan.

Next: YUAN Dynasty

 

Yuan Dynasty
Wu Zong (Külüq Khan)
Av: Zhi Da Tong Bao 至大通寳
Rv: -
AD: 1310-1311
AE, 4.46g, 23mm
Ref.: Hartill 19.39, FD 1723, S1098

Next: Ming Dynasty

 

next : Song Dynasty

 

Hui Zong
(Northern) Song
10 Cash
Chongning Tongbao



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