Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 19, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 160–150 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, bow case with strap 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 12.6 g, diameter 30.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.59g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀30.0 (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; to side, bow case with strap 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
12.59g
⌀30.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 19 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_19), 160–150 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-19/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA