Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 44b, Silver, struck at Ephesus, 130–129 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by a wreath of ivy; above, ε and lyre torch serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, ε et torche lyre. Reverse: gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, surrounded by two intertwined serpents arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.7 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Ephesus | weight | 12.73g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 1↕ (1) |
| 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, Ε and lyre torch Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre ; au-dessus, Ε et torche lyre
reverse
Gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, surrounded by two intertwined serpents Arc dans un goryte
specimens (1)
British Museum
12.73g
⌀29.0
1↕
Cite this coin
Ephesus Kleiner and Noe 1977 44b (ephesus_kleiner_noe_1977_44b), 130–129 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ephesus-kleiner-and-noe-1977-44b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA