Tralles Kleiner and Noe 1977 1b, Silver, struck at Tralles, 166–160 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, zebu (humped bull) deux serpents. Weight about 12.4 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Tralles | weight | 12.42g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (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, zebu (humped bull) Deux serpents
specimens (1)
British Museum
12.42g
⌀29.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Tralles Kleiner and Noe 1977 1b (tralles_kleiner_noe_1977_1b), 166–160 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tralles-kleiner-and-noe-1977-1b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA