Apamea in Phrygia Kleiner and Noe 1977 23, Silver, struck at Apamea phrygiae, 150–145 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, elephant head arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 29.3 mm.
| mint | Apamea phrygiae | weight | 12.39g (5) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.3 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (5) |
| 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, elephant head Arc dans un goryte
specimens (5)
British Museum
12.26g
⌀30.0
12↕
British Museum
12.79g
⌀30.0
1↕
British Museum
12.58g
⌀28.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.50g
National Museum of Denmark
11.84g
Cite this coin
Apamea in Phrygia Kleiner and Noe 1977 23 (apamea_phrygiae_kleiner_noe_1977_23), 150–145 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/apamea-in-phrygia-kleiner-and-noe-1977-23/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA