Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 43a, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 131–130 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above, δ and bee and torch serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, δ, 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 12.3 g.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.32g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 0↕ (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, Δ and bee and torch Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, Δ, 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 (2)
National Museum of Denmark
12.26g
National Museum of Denmark
12.38g
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 43a (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_43a), 131–130 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-43a/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA