cis·toph·o·rus | \ siˈstäfərəs \
plural cistophori\ -ˌrī \
Definition of cistophorus
: 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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