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Didrachm - Magas
| Issuer | Kyrene (Kyrenaica) |
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| Year | 300 BC - 275 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Centrally placed silphium plant in full composition, depicted with its characteristic bulbous seed-head at the apex, ribbed stalk, and spreading lateral branches bearing clusters of fruit or flowers, all rising from a shallow bowl or calyx at the base. The silphium, the emblematic plant of Cyrene and the source of the city's legendary wealth, is rendered with careful botanical detail. A six-pointed star appears to the left of the plant in the field. The Greek legend KYPA is distributed around the central device in the field, with KY to the lower left and PA to the lower right, abbreviated form of KYRANAION. |
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| Reverse lettering | KYPA |
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