Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 23, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 150–140 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, nike 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. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.40g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (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, Nike 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
specimens (4)
British Museum
12.62g
⌀29.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
12.17g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 23 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_23), 150–140 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-23/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA