TYPE Ancient Greece, Pergamon (Mysia), after 133 BC, silver cistophoric tetradrachm, 12.24g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Snake emerging from cysta mystica, all in wreath Rev: bow in case between two coiled serpents, Pergamon monogram to left, monogram ME above, Asklepian staff entwined by snake to right REFERENCE: SG 3949v GRADING: F, some toning, obv. typically o/c ORDER INFO: G1970, $75 A popular issue characteristic of the local Asklepian cult (in all, an impressive total of four snakes...). Its production continued even after the region became incorporated into the Roman province of Asia (133 BC).