Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 42b, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 132–131 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above, γ and torch serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, γ 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 12.6 g, diameter 28.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.60g (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; above, Γ and torch Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, Γ et torche
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
12.52g
⌀30.0
12↕
British Museum
12.68g
⌀27.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 42b (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_42b), 132–131 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-42b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA