KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 550-500 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 16.56 g). Silphium fruit within its pod; around, linear border. Rev. Oblong incuse, divided lengthwise into two irregular compartments separated by a band. BMC p. xviii, 1a and pl. I, 1 = Traité II, 1, 1973 and pl. LXIII, 1. SNG Copenhagen -. Cf. Nomos 35, 2025, 539 for a superior example struck from different dies. A very rare issue from the earliest coinage of Kyrene. Toned. Porous, otherwise, very fine.