C. Pulcher Ap. f., governor of Asia Tralles Metcalf 2017 XV, Silver, struck at Tralles, 56–55 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, hand holding filleted branch arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.1 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
| mint | Tralles | weight | 12.11g (2) |
| ruler | C. Pulcher Ap. f., governor of Asia | diameter | ⌀27.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| 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, hand holding filleted branch Arc dans un goryte
specimens (4)
British Museum
12.05g
⌀27.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
12.16g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
C. Pulcher Ap. f., governor of Asia Tralles Metcalf 2017 XV (tralles_metcalf_2017_xv), 56–55 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-pulcher-ap-f-governor-of-asia-tralles-metcalf-2017-xv/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA