Apamea in Phrygia Kleiner 1979 XVII, 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 12.2 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
| mint | Apamea phrygiae | weight | 12.19g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀26.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| 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 (3)
Cite this coin
Apamea in Phrygia Kleiner 1979 XVII (apamea_phrygiae_kleiner_1979_xvii), 100–67 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/apamea-in-phrygia-kleiner-1979-xvii/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA