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	Srebro
Weight	7.68 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 549611
References	BMC Greek# 244-245 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 1239 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Müller Cyrénaique# 171 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.

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Obverse

(en) Bare head of Apollo-Carneius left, with horn of Ammon.

Reverse

Roślina Silphium; wąż w lewo w lewym górnym rogu, monogram I i ΠO w prawym górnym rogu. Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: KYPA

Mint

Cyrene, Cyrenaica, Libya

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (300 BC - 275 BC)						$ 320	$ 690	$ 2200

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Didrachm - Magas

BMC Greek (Cyrenaica) p. 53, 244

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BMC Greek (Cyrenaica) p. 53, 245

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker Auction 182 Lot 392	14 Mar 2011	XF	USD 2556.54 (EUR 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Peus Nachf. 388, Frankfurt am Main 2006, No. 768
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 159 Lot 272	8 Oct 2007	XF	USD 1859.30 (EUR 1600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 149 Lot 332	2 Feb 2025	VF	USD 900.60 (EUR 775.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	CNG Electronic Auction 572 Lot 454	9 Oct 2024	VF	USD 300.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 570 Lot 205	11 Sep 2024	VF	USD 350.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 560 Lot 305	17 Apr 2024	VF	USD 1800.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 550 Lot 316	15 Nov 2023	VF	USD 650.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 546 Lot 190	13 Sep 2023	VF	USD 325.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 544 Lot 221	16 Aug 2023	VF	USD 550.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 542 Lot 230	19 Jul 2023	VF	USD 425.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.