L. Sempronius Atratinus - AR Tetradrachm

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

L. Sempronius Atratinus - AR Tetradrachm

Entry/Object ID

C2017-RR8-387

Collection

Roman Republic

Mintage

Mint

Pergamum

Date made

47 BCE - 46 BCE

Time Period

Roman Republic

Place of Origin

City

Pergamum

Region

Asia Minor

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Cista mystica, open left, with snake emerging; border of ivy wreath with fruit.

Reverse

Description

Bow case flanked to left and right by two entwined coiled serpents; thyrsus to right in field; Q to left in field; ATPA control-mark between snake heads.

Translation

Quaestor L. Sempronius Atratinus

Issuing Authority

L. Sempronius Atratinus

Denomination

AR Tetradrachm

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

3.9 mm

Diameter

24.09 mm

Weight

12.72 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Metcalf, William E. “A note on the later republican cistophori.” Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau = Revue suisse de numismatique = Rivista svizzera di numismatica, 88 (2009), 205-209.