Nysa Metcalf 2015 18-22, Silver, struck at Nysa, 79–78 BC. Obverse: basket (cista mystica) from which a snake emerges, in a wreath of ivy serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre. Reverse: gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, between two intertwined snakes; to side, warrior (or dionysus) deux serpent. Weight about g.
| mint | Nysa | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Basket (cista mystica) from which a snake emerges, in a wreath of ivy Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre
reverse
Gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, between two intertwined snakes; to side, warrior (or Dionysus) Deux serpent
specimens (1)
BnF (IRIS)
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Nysa Metcalf 2015 18-22 (nysa_metcalf_2015_18-22), 79–78 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/nysa-metcalf-2015-18-22/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA