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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 3840031, member: 15445&quot;][ATTACH=full]1019336[/ATTACH] MYSIA. Pergamon.</p><p>&nbsp;Cistophoric Tetradrachm AR</p><p>133 - 67 B.C.</p><p>12.63 grams, 27 mm</p><p>Obv: Snake emerging from basket (Cista Mystica) all within ivy wreath</p><p>Rev: Serpents entwined about bow case with Pergamon monogram (∏ΕPΓ) to left &amp; KP/(∏PY) above.</p><p>Grade: aEF fully struck, Reverse perfectly centered and obverse slightly off center with old toning.</p><p>Other: Purportedly purchased from Stacks in 2009. Pergamon became the capital of the Roman province of Asia in 133 B.C. Pergamon was allowed to continue striking coins in the style of the Greek times while they were part of the Roman empire. One Cistophoric Tet equals three Roman Denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next coin Cistophoric.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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