C. Fabius M.f., governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 X, 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, pitcher with handle; to side, torch arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.1 g, diameter 26.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.08g (2) |
| ruler | C. Fabius M.f., governor of Asia | diameter | ⌀26.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| 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, pitcher with handle; to side, torch Arc dans un goryte
specimens (2)
British Museum
11.72g
⌀27.0
12↕
British Museum
12.44g
⌀26.0
12↕
Cite this coin
C. Fabius M.f., governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 X (ephesus_metcalf_2017_x), 57–56 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-fabius-mf-governor-of-asia-ephesus-metcalf-2017-x/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA