Synnada BMC Synnada 1, Silver, struck at Synnada, 133–60 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, between two intertwined snakes; to side, owl on amphora arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.1 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
| mint | Synnada | weight | 12.08g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀27.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (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 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, owl on amphora Arc dans un goryte
specimens (1)
British Museum
12.08g
⌀27.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Synnada BMC Synnada 1 (synnada_bmc_1), 133–60 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/synnada-bmc-synnada-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA