C. Fabius M.f., governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 IX, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 57–56 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, between two intertwined snakes; above, headdress of isis; to side, torch arc dans un goryte. Weight about g.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | C. Fabius M.f., governor of Asia | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| 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, between two intertwined snakes; above, headdress of Isis; to side, torch Arc dans un goryte
specimens (1)
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C. Fabius M.f., governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 IX (ephesus_metcalf_2017_ix), 57–56 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-fabius-mf-governor-of-asia-ephesus-metcalf-2017-ix/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA