195 Caracalla Nicaea Bithynia Cista Mystica Serpent AE16 Roman Empire (25010102R)Very Fine Roman Provincial Nicaea Bithynia AE16 coin. Struck for Caesar Caracalla between 195 to 198 CE. Approx 16mm, 1. 93g. Obverse: M AV ANTN INoC KAIc, bare head right. Reverse: NIKAIEN, serpent rising from cista. Cista mystica was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus).
Shopping security
Each payment you make on thelockerguy is secured with strict SSL encryption and PCI DSS data protection protocols
product description
Why choose thelockerguy wholesale?
Very Fine Roman ProvincialNicaea Bithynia AE16 coin.
Struck for Caesar Caracalla between 195 to 198 CE.
Approx 16mm, 1.93g.
Obverse: M AV A·NTΩN INoC KAIc, bare head right.
Reverse: NIKAIEΩN, serpent rising from cista.
Cista mystica was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus).