# Coin Depicting Silphium Plant

- By: Ancient Greek
- Date: 480-435 BCE
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
- Culture: Al Marj
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/9685)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d395da0e-c9cf-a5df-28eb-247df4fd740b/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front of this coin depicts a Silphium plant.

On the back the bearded god Zeus Ammon faces right.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0