Apamea in Phrygia Kleiner 1979 XVI, Silver, struck at Apamea phrygiae, 100–67 BC. Obverse: basket (cista mystica) from which a snake emerges, in a wreath of ivy serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre. Reverse: gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, between two intertwined snakes; to side, two flutes arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.3 g, diameter 25.5 mm.
| mint | Apamea phrygiae | weight | 12.30g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀25.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Basket (cista mystica) from which a snake emerges, in a wreath of ivy Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre
reverse
Gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, between two intertwined snakes; to side, two flutes Arc dans un goryte
specimens (4)
British Museum
12.19g
⌀26.0
12↕
British Museum
12.51g
⌀25.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
12.21g
Cite this coin
Apamea in Phrygia Kleiner 1979 XVI (apamea_phrygiae_kleiner_1979_xvi), 100–67 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/apamea-in-phrygia-kleiner-1979-xvi/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA