Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 21, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 160–150 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, stag and palm 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 12.5 g, diameter 29.7 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.49g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.7 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (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, stag and palm 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 (4)
British Museum
12.73g
⌀29.0
12↕
British Museum
12.40g
⌀29.0
12↕
British Museum
12.39g
⌀31.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.44g
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 21 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_21), 160–150 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-21/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA