Ephesos (BC 42-39) Tetradrachm

Ephesus(?). L. Sempronius Atratinus(?). Quaestor, ca 42-39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (11.48g, 24mm, 5h). Cistophoric type. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, ATPA monogram; Q to left, lit torch to right. Good VF, struck off center. RBW Coll.

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Filename:	3780317.jpg
City/Mint name:	Ephesos
Keywords:	roman / silver
References:	W. E. Metcalf, â€œA Note on the Later Republican Cistophori,â€SNR 88 (2009), pp. 205â€“8; Stumpf 2 (M. Antonius, c. 113/2); SNG von Aulock 1867.
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 378 (7/2016), lot 317 ($130 + comm)
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Date added:	Jan 25, 2017
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