Illustration
A silver drachma, bearing the image of the silphium seed, from Cyrene, Libya, dated 500-480 BCE.
Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin.
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Museen, M. d. S. (2023, July 10). Silphium Seed on Silver Drachma. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17590/silphium-seed-on-silver-drachma/
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Museen, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen. "Silphium Seed on Silver Drachma." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Jul 2023. Web. 27 Apr 2024.
