Tralles Carbone 2020 XXVIII, tetradrachms, Silver, struck at Tralles, 89–75 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, poppy-head and corn-ear arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.2 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
| mint | Tralles | weight | 12.22g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀26.0 (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, poppy-head and corn-ear Arc dans un goryte
specimens (2)
British Museum
11.73g
⌀26.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
12.70g
Cite this coin
Tralles Carbone 2020 XXVIII, tetradrachms (tralles_carbone_2020_xxviii.tetradrachms), 89–75 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tralles-carbone-2020-xxviii-tetradrachms/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA