Tralles Carbone 2020 XXXVIII, tetradrachms, Silver, struck at Tralles, 79–78 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 12.6 g.
| mint | Tralles | weight | 12.60g (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, poppy-head and corn-ear Arc dans un goryte
specimens (1)
National Museum of Denmark
12.60g
Cite this coin
Tralles Carbone 2020 XXXVIII, tetradrachms (tralles_carbone_2020_xxxviii.tetradrachms), 79–78 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tralles-carbone-2020-xxxviii-tetradrachms/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA