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cistophorus
noun
cis·toph·o·rus
\siˈstäfərəs\
Definition of cistophorus
cistophori
\-ˌrī\: any of certain silver coins of the 2d and 1st centuries b.c. chiefly of Pergamum bearing the picture of the sacred basket that was carried in the worship of Dionysus
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Origin and Etymology of cistophorus
Latin, from Greek kistophoros, from kisto- (from kistē basket) + -phoros -phorous
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