ATRA, issuer of cistophori Ephesus Metcalf 2017 p. 57, 4.6 A, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 47–39 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by 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, surrounded by two intertwined serpents arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.0 g, diameter 25.7 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.03g (3) |
| ruler | ATRA, issuer of cistophori | diameter | ⌀25.7 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by 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, surrounded by two intertwined serpents Arc dans un goryte
specimens (4)
British Museum
12.26g
⌀25.0
5↕
British Museum
11.67g
⌀26.0
7↕
British Museum
12.15g
⌀26.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
ATRA, issuer of cistophori Ephesus Metcalf 2017 p. 57, 4.6 A (ephesus_metcalf_2017_4.6a), 47–39 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/atra-issuer-of-cistophori-ephesus-metcalf-2017-p-57-46-a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA