Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 41, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 133–132 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above, b and bee and torch serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, b, abeille et torche. 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 29.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.53g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 1↕ (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; above, B and bee and torch Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, B, abeille et torche
reverse
Gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, surrounded by two intertwined serpents Arc dans un goryte
specimens (3)
British Museum
12.67g
⌀29.0
1↕
British Museum
12.39g
⌀30.0
1↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.52g
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 41 (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_41), 133–132 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-41/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA