★ An unpublished cistophorus from Miletus ★

Hadrian, 117-138. Cistophorus (Silver, 27 mm, 10.70 g, 6 h), Miletus. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P Bare head of Hadrian to right. Rev. COS III Dionysos standing front, head to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos in his left; at feet to left, panther standing left, looking up; to right, serpent coiled around omphalos to left. Metcalf -. RIC III online -. Apparently unpublished. Traces of overstriking and with a flan fault and some weakness, otherwise, about very fine.

From the collection of Eric ten Brink, formed over the past decade.