Ephesus Kleiner 1972 II, 1-74, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 133–67 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, surrounded by two intertwined serpents arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.43g (16) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀27.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 1↕ (16) |
| 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, surrounded by two intertwined serpents Arc dans un goryte
specimens (16)
British Museum
12.48g
⌀27.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.53g
National Museum of Denmark
12.50g
National Museum of Denmark
12.56g
National Museum of Denmark
12.42g
National Museum of Denmark
12.33g
National Museum of Denmark
12.57g
National Museum of Denmark
12.60g
National Museum of Denmark
12.26g
National Museum of Denmark
12.66g
National Museum of Denmark
13.09g
National Museum of Denmark
12.45g
National Museum of Denmark
12.08g
National Museum of Denmark
12.17g
National Museum of Denmark
11.67g
National Museum of Denmark
12.57g
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner 1972 II, 1-74 (ephesus_kleiner_1972_1-74), 133–67 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-1972-ii-1-74/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA