Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 3, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 166–160 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, artemis head 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 12.3 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.35g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 0↕ (3) |
| 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, Artemis head 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 (3)
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 3 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_3), 166–160 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-3/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA