Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 16, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 160–150 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, temple key 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 29.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.43g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, temple key 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 (2)
British Museum
12.78g
⌀29.0
12↕
British Museum
12.08g
⌀30.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 16 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_16), 160–150 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-16/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA