This scholarly edition of Alejandro Javier Panel's work on cistophori, the silver coins minted in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, provides valuable insight into the economics and political history of the ancient Mediterranean world. Panel's analysis of the iconography and inscriptions on the coins sheds light on their symbolic and practical functions, making this work a must-read for students and scholars of ancient numismatics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.