Tetradrachm (coin); obverse: Open Cista Mystica with Serpent; reverse: Cased Bow Guarded By Two Serpents
date
about 133 BCE-90 BCE
creation place
None
medium & support
Silver
measurements
None
credit line
Gift of Ned H. and Gloria Griner
accession number
2000.017.062
keywords
animals, baskets, bows, ceremonies, cistas, classical mythology, coin, Heracles, ivy wreaths, mythology, nature, religious ceremonies, serpents, silver, vegetation, weapons
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