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| Figure III-6-tri-001. Trident atop a bow-case (gorytos, Scythian compound bow-case and quiver?) ornamented with aphlaston and flanked by two confronted, undulating bearded serpents with protruding bifurcated tongues; zoomorphic (?) bow behind; flaming torch (mint's control mark?). Bearded serpent with protruding bifurcated tongue emerging from a half-open cista mystica, encircled by the Dionysian wreath of ivy leaves and berries. |
| Item: | Material: | Denomination (view): |
Mint: | Issuer/Authority: | Historical Period, Date: |
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| A. | Silver | Cistophoric tetra-drachm (rev. & obv.) | Ephesos, Ionia |
Uncertain | Late Hellenistic, 88-87 BC |
Private |
| B. | Silver | Cistophoric tetra-drachm (rev. & obv.) | Ephesos, Ionia |
Uncertain | Late Hellenistic, 88-87 BC |
Private |
| C. | Silver | Cistophoric tetra-drachm (rev. & obv.) | Ephesos, Ionia |
Uncertain | Late Hellenistic, 88-87 BC |
Private |
| Source-Image(s): Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): A (Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 112, 13 April 2005, Lot 44), B (Numismatik Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, Lot 291), C (Roma Numismatics, Electronic Sale 8, 31 May 2014, Lot 224). The representative scale is not universal. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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