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title: A Coin of Magas of Cyrene with Silphium Plant
author: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17591/a-coin-of-magas-of-cyrene-with-silphium-plant/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-07-10
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# A Coin of Magas of Cyrene with Silphium Plant

_Authored by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc._

## Image File

[![A Coin of Magas of Cyrene with Silphium Plant](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17591.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17591.jpeg)

## Image Caption

A [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) minted during the reign of Magas of [Cyrene](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyrene/), showing the [silphium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silphium/) plant, c. 300-282 or 275 BCE.

Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Inc., C. N. G. (2023, July 10). A Coin of Magas of Cyrene with Silphium Plant. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17591/a-coin-of-magas-of-cyrene-with-silphium-plant/>
### Chicago
Inc., Classical Numismatic Group,. "A Coin of Magas of Cyrene with Silphium Plant." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17591/a-coin-of-magas-of-cyrene-with-silphium-plant/>.
### MLA
Inc., Classical Numismatic Group,. "A Coin of Magas of Cyrene with Silphium Plant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17591/a-coin-of-magas-of-cyrene-with-silphium-plant/>.

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