The only images of the ancient silphium have been found engraved on Cyrenacian coins, which experts believe was due to the value of the plant - it held the same value as silver.

Silphium is a herb that may have not looked the most pretty or striking, but in the ancient city of Cyrene, the plant soon became as valuable as gold.

This herb, known as silphium, was so revered that it became a cornerstone of ancient medicine, cuisine, and even romance. It ...

Ancient ‘miracle plant,’ believed extinct, said rediscovered in Turkey Turkish prof. says ferula drudeana, found growing on Mt. Hasan in Anatolia, is ancient silphion — a seasoning ...