ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΕΦΕ (Greek) Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow. date B=2 and facing bust of Artemis Ephesia with lofty headdress
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 138 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 137 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams).in grams: 12.6412.64 g <br />12,640 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric tetradrachm
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 140 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 137 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
"Possibly overstruck: traces of undertype (?) above the bowcase on reverse" (nb: on another cistophoric tetradrachm - typical pattern of the upper r. summit of the gorytus (two lines) and the departure of the bow; this pattern is typical only for cistophoric tetradrachms struck at Ephesus at the same moment...)
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
