Smyrna Milne 1927 Period X cistophori, Silver, struck at Smyrna, 145–125 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by 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, surrounded by two intertwined serpents arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.1 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Smyrna | weight | 12.09g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (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 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, surrounded by two intertwined serpents Arc dans un goryte
specimens (3)
British Museum
12.34g
⌀29.0
12↕
British Museum
11.83g
⌀29.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Smyrna Milne 1927 Period X cistophori (smyrna_milne_1927_x_cistophori), 145–125 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/smyrna-milne-1927-period-x-cistophori/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA