Didrachm - Magas

Features

Issuer	Kyrene (Kyrenaica)
Governor	Magas of Cyrene (300 BC - 275 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	300 BC - 275 BC
Value	Didrachm (2)
Currency	Chian-Rhodian drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	7.86 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 549509
References	BMC Greek# 249 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 1240 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Müller Cyrénaique# 170 Christian Tuxen Falbe, Jacob Christian Linberg, Ludvig Müller; 1860. Numismatique de l'ancienne Afrique / Volume 1. Les monnaies de la Cyrénaique = Numismatics of ancient Africa. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. , SNG Delepierre# 768 Hélène Nicolet-Pierre, Georges Le Rider; 1983. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France / Volume 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France: Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France. , Traité III# 1892 Ernest Babelon; 1914. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.3. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce centrale et méridionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , Dewing# 2791 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Head of Apollo-Carneius left, with horn of Ammon.

Reverse

Silphion plant; monogram to upper left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: KYPA

Translation: Kyrene

Mint

Cyrene, Cyrenaica, Libya

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (300 BC - 275 BC)							$ 650

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Didrachm - Magas

BMC Greek (Cyrenaica) p. 53, 249

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Picture 2 of the example of Didrachm - Magas

Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. France 1. Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre 768

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	CNG Auction 124 Lot 343	19 Sep 2023	VF	USD 450.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 532 Lot 307	8 Feb 2023	VF	USD 650.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 530 Lot 402	4 Jan 2023	VF	USD 425.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 528 Lot 212	30 Nov 2022	VF	USD 500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Auction 121 Lot 617	6 Oct 2022	VF	USD 1000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 523 Lot 266	7 Sep 2022	VF	USD 550.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 521 Lot 225	3 Aug 2022	VF	USD 1100.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Auction 120 Lot 531	11 May 2022	VF	USD 950.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 14 Lot 626	12 Dec 2020	VF	USD 1524.52 (CHF 1200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Auction 115 Lot 372	16 Sep 2020	VF	USD 1500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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