Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 42a, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 132–131 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above, γ and bee and torch serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, γ, 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 12.4 g, diameter 30.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.36g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀30.5 (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, Γ and bee and torch Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, Γ, 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 (4)
British Museum
12.35g
⌀32.0
1↕
British Museum
12.61g
⌀29.0
1↕
CHANGE (Oxford)
National Museum of Denmark
12.12g
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 42a (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_42a), 132–131 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-42a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA