KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 490-475 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 6 mm, 0.41 g), Attic standard. Silphion fruit; above and below, pellet. Rev. Four-rayed star with pellet at the center and between each of the rays; all within incuse square. BMC -. Boston MFA . Buttrey -. Leu Web Auction 6 (2018), 408 var. (Asiatic standard). SNG Copenhagen -. Very rare. Minor horn silver on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.



This reverse motif likely derives from Milesian prototypes.