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Hemidrachm of Kyrene with silphion fruit
Greek
Archaic Period
525–480 B.C.
Mint: Cyrenaica, Kyrene
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 mm. Weight: 1.69 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1203
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1307.
DescriptionObverse: Sprouting silphion grain with dots at point and sides.
Reverse: In incuse square sprouting silphion grain; dots in corners.
Reverse: In incuse square sprouting silphion grain; dots in corners.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.