cistophorus
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thumb|right|180px|Cistophorus minted in Apollonis_(Lydia)|Apollonis under the reign of Aristonicus (133–130 BC), [[Cabinet des Médailles]]
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thumb|right|180px|Cistophorus minted in Apollonis_(Lydia)|Apollonis under the reign of Aristonicus (133–130 BC), [[Cabinet des Médailles]]
The cistophorus (, kistophoros) was a coin of ancient Pergamum. It was introduced shortly before 190 B.C. at that city to provide the Attalid kingdom with a substitute for Seleucid coins and the tetradrachms of Philetairos. It also came to be used by a number of other cities that were under Attalid control. These cities included Alabanda and Kibyra. It continued to be minted and circulated by the Romans with different coin types and legends down to the time of Septimius Severus, long after the kingdom was bequeathed to Rome. It owes its name to a figure, on the obverse, of the sacred chest () of Dionysus.
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