C. Fannius, governor of Asia Tralles Metcalf 2017 XVI, Silver, struck at Tralles, 49–48 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: round temple surmounted by a female statue holding a sceptre, between two serpents; to side, hand holding filleted branch temple rond, entre deux serpents. Weight about 11.8 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
| mint | Tralles | weight | 11.83g (1) |
| ruler | C. Fannius, governor of Asia | diameter | ⌀28.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| 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
Round temple surmounted by a female statue holding a sceptre, between two serpents; to side, hand holding filleted branch Temple rond, entre deux serpents
specimens (1)
British Museum
11.83g
⌀28.0
11↕
Cite this coin
C. Fannius, governor of Asia Tralles Metcalf 2017 XVI (tralles_metcalf_2017_xvi), 49–48 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-fannius-governor-of-asia-tralles-metcalf-2017-xvi/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA