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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4949867, member: 51347&quot;]<b>Tarrifed at Three-Denarii </b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mysia-pergamon-cistophorus-tetradrachm-cista-mystica-with-serpents-snakes-kp-85-76-bce-jpg.759952/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mysia, Pergamum (Pergamon) 85-76 BCE</p><p><b>Cista Mystica or Cistophoric Tetradrachm</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm <b>12.46g</b> x 26 mm</p><p>Obverse: Cista mystica with serpent; all within oak / ivy wreath</p><p>Reverse: bow-case with serpents, PRE monogram to left, KP / PRY monogram above, serpent-staff right.</p><p>Ref: Kleiner 36</p><p><br /></p><p>My recollections from Harl were that earlier issues of the <b>Cisto to Denarius were 1:3, especially through Republican Rome and early principate.</b> <b>This was due to their LOW AR WEIGHT as a Tetradrachm. </b>Later, when they devalued the Denarius, it was tarriffed at 1:4. I do not have my book at my fingertips. However, his “Coinage of the Roman Economy...” was a great read to get a nice overview of the whats and whys. I enjoyed it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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