Sardis Kleiner and Noe 1977 13, Silver, struck at Sardes, 150–135 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, filleted thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and adorned with ribbons) arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.1 g.
| mint | Sardes | weight | 12.09g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 0↕ (1) |
| 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, filleted thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and adorned with ribbons) Arc dans un goryte
specimens (1)
National Museum of Denmark
12.09g
Cite this coin
Sardis Kleiner and Noe 1977 13 (sardes_kleiner_noe_1977_13), 150–135 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/sardis-kleiner-and-noe-1977-13/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA