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	7.73 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 550326
References	BMC Greek# 254 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).

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Obverse

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

Reverse

Silphion plant; crab to upper left, monogram to upper right.

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)						$ 380	$ 2500

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Didrachm - Magas

BMC Greek (Cyrenaica) p. 54, 254

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Noble Numismatics Auction 140 Lot 2418	25 Nov 2025	VF	Unsold
© Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd
	CNG Auction 114 Lot 446	13 May 2020	VF	USD 1900.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Nomos AG obolos 8 Lot 398	2 Dec 2017	VF	USD 1569.91 (CHF 1250.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Künker Auction 416 Lot 1736	29 Oct 2024	VF	USD 4840.31 (EUR 4200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Hess Divo Auction 338 Lot 1056	3 Dec 2019	VF	USD 2763.05 (CHF 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Hess Divo
	Künker Auction 295 Lot 465	25 Sep 2017	VF	USD 2304.91 (EUR 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Auctiones AG 3, Basel 1973, no. 226; Kricheldorf Auction 28, Stuttgart 1974, no. 224; Kricheldorf Auction 49, Stuttgart 2017, no. 185
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	CNG Electronic Auction 530 Lot 406	4 Jan 2023	F	USD 450.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Auction 120 Lot 539	11 May 2022	F	USD 325.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.