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1/5 Stater
| Issuer | Kyrene |
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| Year | 435 BC - 375 BC |
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| Weight | 1.7 g |
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| Obverse script | Ancient Greek |
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| Reverse description | The celebrated silphium plant, the iconic emblem of Kyrene, depicted frontally in high relief occupying the full field of the flan. The plant shows its characteristic stout stalk with spreading lateral branches terminating in volute-like curled fronds, surmounted by a globular umbellate flower head rendered in detailed relief. The silphium, a plant of great commercial and medicinal importance to ancient Kyrene, is presented with remarkable botanical precision in the engraver's art. No legend appears; the device alone conveys the civic identity of the mint. |
| Reverse script | Ancient Greek |
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