C. Septimius, governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 XII, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 56–55 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, two fasces; to side, torch aplustre entre deux serpents. Weight about g.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | C. Septimius, 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, two fasces; to side, torch Aplustre entre deux serpents
Cite this coin
C. Septimius, governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 XII (ephesus_metcalf_2017_xii), 56–55 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-septimius-governor-of-asia-ephesus-metcalf-2017-xii/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA