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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Kyrene |
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| Year | 520 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | The city-goddess Kyrene, draped in a long chiton and wearing a stephane, seated left upon a diphros (backless stool); her right hand extends toward a silphium plant, the celebrated medicinal herb emblematic of the city, while a silphium fruit is rendered behind her figure. The composition is executed in the archaic style, with the goddess depicted in strict profile, conveying both divine authority and the city's celebrated botanical wealth. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded head of Zeus Ammon facing right, combining the attributes of the Greek Zeus with the ram's horn of the Egyptian deity Ammon, rendered in bold archaic relief. The bust is set within a shallow incuse square framed by a dotted border, a device characteristic of early Kyrenaean coinage and reflecting the city's dual Hellenic and North African cultural identity. The engraving displays confident, stylised modelling of the facial features, beard, and headdress typical of the late archaic period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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