Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 43b, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 131–130 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above, δ and torch serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, δ 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 27.5 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.56g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀27.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 1↕ (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 torch Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, Δ 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
12.60g
⌀28.0
1↕
British Museum
12.52g
⌀27.0
1↕
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 43b (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_43b), 131–130 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-43b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA