C. Septimius, governor of Asia Tralles Metcalf 2017 XIII, 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, pileus topped with star arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.1 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
| mint | Tralles | weight | 12.14g (2) |
| ruler | C. Septimius, governor of Asia | diameter | ⌀28.0 (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, pileus topped with star Arc dans un goryte
specimens (2)
British Museum
12.05g
⌀28.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.22g
Cite this coin
C. Septimius, governor of Asia Tralles Metcalf 2017 XIII (tralles_metcalf_2017_xiii), 56–55 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-septimius-governor-of-asia-tralles-metcalf-2017-xiii/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA