C. Septimius, governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 XIII, 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 sides, bow and quiver and torch arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.37g (1) |
| ruler | C. Septimius, governor of Asia | diameter | ⌀26.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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 sides, bow and quiver and torch Arc dans un goryte
specimens (1)
British Museum
12.37g
⌀26.0
12↕
Cite this coin
C. Septimius, governor of Asia Ephesus Metcalf 2017 XIII (ephesus_metcalf_2017_xiii), 56–55 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-septimius-governor-of-asia-ephesus-metcalf-2017-xiii/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA