TrallesTetradrachm

AR Tralles, Lydia Cistophoric Tetradrachm 140-135 B.C. (12.6g) O: Snake crawling from half opened basket (mystic cista); all encircled by ivy and vine leaves; Kleiner 73,77j R: Two snakes facing each other with tails entwined and heads erect; thunderbolt between heads; TRAL to l.; eagle in field to r.; monogram below G: "excellent full strike for this issue"; EF S: Edward J. Waddell. Ltd. FPL 58 (lot 65); 1/27/93