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Obol
| Issuer | Kyrene |
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| Year | 480 BC - 435 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Silphium plant rendered in high relief, depicted frontally with a central stalk rising from the base of the flan; two pairs of broad, curling leaves extend laterally from the stem at two distinct levels, and a cluster of five umbels crowns the apex. The naturalistic rendering of the silphium — the emblematic plant of Kyrenaika and a primary source of the city's wealth — is characteristic of the Archaic die-cutting tradition. The design fills the flan with confident, stylized authority, with the plant occupying virtually the entire obverse field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (480 BC - 435 BC) |
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