Greek Coins
Cyrene
Tetradrachm circa 570-520, AR 17.06 g. Silphium plant; at sides, to l., bird's head l. and, to r., silphium fruit with dot. BMC p. xx, 2c (this coin) and pl. I, 11. Babelon 1985, pl. 69, 8 (this coin).
Extremely rare and in exceptional quality for the issue. Struck on unusually
good metal and with a lovely old cabinet tone. About extremely fine
Ex M&M 52, 1975, 246 and M&M 72, 1987, Rosen, 419 sales. From the duplicates of the Cabinet des Médailles de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France.