Sardis Kleiner and Noe 1977 8, Silver, struck at Sardes, 160–150 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, star arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Sardes | weight | 12.37g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| 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, star Arc dans un goryte
specimens (2)
British Museum
11.96g
⌀29.0
11↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.78g
Cite this coin
Sardis Kleiner and Noe 1977 8 (sardes_kleiner_noe_1977_8), 160–150 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/sardis-kleiner-and-noe-1977-8/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA