Cyrene BMC Cyrene Period I, pl. II, 19, Silver, struck at Cyrene, 525–480 BC. Obverse: silphium plant plant de silphium. Reverse: heracles facing one of the hesperides picking a fruit from an apple tree. Weight about g.
| mint | Cyrene | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Silphium plant Plant de silphium
reverse
Heracles facing one of the Hesperides picking a fruit from an apple tree
Cite this coin
Cyrene BMC Cyrene Period I, pl. II, 19 (cyrene.bmc.pl.ii.19), 525–480 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/cyrene-bmc-cyrene-period-i-pl-ii-19/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA