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Ancient Coinage of Kyrenaica


BMC 252

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BMC 65Cyrenaica, Cyrene AV Litra. ca 435–331 BC. Female head (Cyrene?) right, hair confined by sphendone / Bearded head of Ammon right. Naville 13. TextImage
BMC 80cfCyrenaica, Cyrene AR Tetradrachm. Later fourth century BC. Silphium plant / Head of Zeus Ammon left. Cf BMC 80 (with magistrate's signature on reverse). TextImage
BMC 116Kyrenaika, Kyrene AV Stater. ca 322-313 BC. Chairios, magistrate. KYPANAI-ON, Nike driving quadriga right; sun above / Zeus-Ammon seated left, holding eagle in extended right hand; thymiaterion to left; CAIRIOS (retrograde) behind. SNG Cop 1209. TextImage
BMC 118Cyrenaica, Cyrene AV Stater. ca 322-308 BC. Nike driving slow quadriga right / Zeus-Ammon standing left, sacrificing from phiale over thymiaterion & holding scepter. TextImage
BMC 159cfKyrenaica, Kyrene. Circa 322-313 BC. AV Tenth Stater or Litra. Polianthes(?), magistrate. Head of Zeus-Ammon left; P(?) to right / Head of the nymph Kyrene right; KVP above head. Naville 123; cf. SNG Copenhagen 1214. TextImage
BMC 187bKyrenaica, Koinon. 4th century BC. AE 21mm. Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Palm tree, [S?]W ..HGR across fields. TextImage
BMC 249aKyrene, North Africa, AR Didrachm. 3rd century BC. Male head left, in horn. / KY PA, Silphium plant, MYHP monogram at left, quiver at right. TextImage
BMC 252Kyrenaica, Kyrene. Circa 300-298 BC. AR Didrachm (7.43 gm). Head of Apollo Karneios right, with ram's horn / Silphium plant; tripod to left. TextImage
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BMC 260Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Didrachm. ca 277-275 BC. Horned head of Apollo Karneios right / BA-SI, silphium plant; branch to left. TextImage
BMC 317Cyrene, AE17. Magus as Governor, c. 300-277 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon rght with Ptolomaic features / K-Y PA-K Palm tree, with small sylphium plant at lower right. BMC 317.TextImage
SNGCop 1201Kyrenaika, Kyrene AV Tenth Stater. Circa 331-322 BC. Head of Karneios left; QE before / female head right. Naville 56. TextImage
SNGCop 1222Kyrenaika, Kyrene. ca 322-313 BC. AE 19mm. Horse running right; star above / NIKWNOS, six-spoked wheel. BMC 189, Müller 95. TextImage
SNGCop 1234Kyrenaica, Kyrene. AR Didrachm. Circa 322-313 BC. Head of Karneios right, with horn of Ammon / Silphium plant; cornucopiae to right. TextImage
SNGCop 1237Kyrenaica, Kyrene. Circa 322-313 BC. AR Didrachm (7.40 gm). Head of Kareios right, with horn of Ammon / S, SU-RA in fields, silphium plant; star in right field. TextImage
SNGCop 1259Kyrenaika, Kyrene. c308-277 BC. AE 18mm. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right, in a slight beard / KY-PA, date palm; silphium plant left, crab right. BMC 293. TextImage
SNGCop 1266vKyrenaika, Kyrene. ca 308-277 BC. AE 17mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / K-Y/P-A, lyre with six strings. TextImage
SNGCop 1276Kyrenaika, Koinon. ca 250 BC. AE 23mm. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / K-O/I-N/O-N, silphium plant. BMC 2ff, Müller 108. TextImage
SNGCop 1280Kyrenaika, Kyrene. Circa 250 BC. AE 23mm. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon / KOI NON, silphium plant. Müller 104. TextImage
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Svoronos 873Kyrenaika, Kyrene. Under the Ptolemies, c221-140 BC. AE 15mm. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, female (Libya?) head left, cornucopiae below chin. SNG Cop 449. TextImage
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Sear #6239Kyrene, North Africa, AR tetradrachm. c.480 BC, Silphium plant, fruit at each side / Silphium fruit, dolphin upward at each side, all within incuse square. Rosen 769. TextObvRev
Sear #6242CYRENAICA, Cyrene, 570-525 BC, AR Drachm. Two silphium fruits / Crude punch. TextImage
Sear #6299CYRENAICA, Cyrene, 331-222 BC, AR Drachm. Head of Carneius left, QEU behind / silphium plant, K - Y | P - A in fields. TextImage
Sear #6319Kyrene, North Africa, AR Didrachm-Stater. 308-277 BC, Head of Karneios right / Silphium plant, KU RA in fields. BMC 52.
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Sear #6345Kyrene, North Africa, AE10. 4th century BC, Head of Libya right, hair in spiral curls / Gazelle standing right, KYPA above, plectrum (?) before. BMC 209.TextObvRev
Sear #6353Thracian Islands, Thasos AR Diobol, ca 500-463 BC. Satyr running right / quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider 4, SNG Copenhagen 191-4 (Lete).TextImage
Sear #6363Kyrene, North Africa, AE24. c 250 BC, Horned head of Zeus-Ammon / KOI NON, Sylphium plant. TextImage
ROMAN TIMES
RPC 917Cyrene, Cyrenaica, AE26, Crassus (Consul c. 31-30 BC), 11,87 gr. KURA, Head of Libya right / KRAS, Crocodile right. RPC 917; Svoronos pl. 63, 29 = BMC 25ff.TextImage
TRAJAN
Syd 176Trajan AR Drachm of Kyrenaika, Kyrene, or Caesarea, Cappadocia. AUT KAIS NER TRAIAN SEB GERM, laureate head right / DHMAPC EX UPAT G, head of Zeus-Ammon right. SNG Cop 202, Metcalf p155 note.TextImage
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See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Cyrene
Discussion of the Silphion plant by Gernot Katzer
Silphium: Ancient Wonder Drug? by John Tatman
Historia Numorum, by Barclay Head, Entries for Cyrenaica
Entry for Kyrenaica on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Cyrene in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Kyrenaica at AncientImports.com
Search for Kyrenaica at Incitatus Coins

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