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Methymna was the second city of Lesbos, politically and commercially subordinate to Mytilene for much of the Hellenistic period, yet it maintained an independent civic coinage — a point of municipal pride more than economic necessity. These small bronzes circulated locally, likely serving the markets and sanctuaries of the northern coast of the island rather than any broader regional trade network.

HGC 6, 917 places this type within a broad two-century window, reflecting how little die evidence survives to narrow the chronology further.