545. Pergamon. Circa 88-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.50 gm). Cista
mystica  with serpent;  all  within ivy  wreath /  Bow-case  with serpents;
snake-entwined staff  to the right, monograms  above below. Kleiner, "Hoard
Evidence and the Late  Cistophori of Pergamum," in ANSMN 23 (1978), pg. 80,
27, pl. 14, 27  (same obverse die); Pinder 104; SNG Copenhagen 426. Lightly
toned EF. ($250)CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 545.
 
 Lot sold for $230.Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com