Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 4, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 166–160 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; to side, bow in gorytos (bow case) 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 28.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.52g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀28.5 (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; to side, bow in gorytos (bow case) 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
12.66g
⌀28.0
12↕
British Museum
12.38g
⌀29.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 4 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_4), 166–160 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-4/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA