Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 17, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 160–150 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, bee within wreath 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 12.7 g, diameter 30.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.66g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀30.0 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (4) |
| 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, bee within wreath 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 (5)
British Museum
12.72g
⌀31.0
1↕
British Museum
12.67g
⌀30.0
12↕
British Museum
12.66g
⌀29.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.60g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 17 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_17), 160–150 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-17/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA