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A work made of silver.

Didrachm (Coin) Depicting a Parsley Leaf

520-490 BCE

Greek, minted in Selinunte, Sicily

Selinunte

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a parsley leaf. The back (reverse) bears a simple geometric design of an incuse square with a windmill pattern.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium