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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene (Lesbos) |
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| Year | 455 BC - 454 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Full-face head of a lynx rendered in relief within a shallow incuse square, centered on the reverse field. The feline features are depicted with fine engraved fur detail around the broad, rounded face, with forward-facing eyes and a short muzzle. The incuse square, characteristic of early Greek electrum coinage striking technique, frames the design with a plain, slightly raised border. The naturalistic modeling of the lynx head reflects the skilled die-cutting tradition of Mytilene's fifth-century BC mint. |
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| Mint | Mytilene, Lesbos, modern-day Mytilene, Greece |
| Mintage | ND (455 BC - 454 BC) |
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