Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 28, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 150–140 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above and to side, bee and serpent on cista serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus et. 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 31.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.48g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀31.0 (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; above and to side, bee and serpent on cista Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus et
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
12.67g
⌀29.0
12↕
British Museum
12.29g
⌀33.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 28 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_28), 150–140 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-28/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA