Cyrene BMC Cyrene Period I, pl. III, 4, pl. XLV, 2, Silver, struck at Cyrene, 525–480 BC. Obverse: silphium plant, a fruit and lion's head plant de silphium, un fruit et. Reverse: eagle head holding a snake in its beak. 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, a fruit and lion's head Plant de silphium, un fruit et
reverse
Eagle head holding a snake in its beak
Cite this coin
Cyrene BMC Cyrene Period I, pl. III, 4, pl. XLV, 2 (cyrene.bmc.pl.iii.4.pl.xlv.2), 525–480 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/cyrene-bmc-cyrene-period-i-pl-iii-4-pl-xlv-2/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA