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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene (Lesbos) |
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| Year | 412 BC - 378 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Head of an Amazon in profile to the right, wearing a Thracian leather helmet (alopekis) fitted closely to the skull, rendered in sharp relief within a linear inner square set within a recessed incuse square. The Amazon's facial features are finely engraved, with a well-defined eye, straight nose, and slightly parted lips. The helmet covers the crown and sides of the head, leaving the face exposed in the manner characteristic of Thracian warrior headgear as depicted in Greek coinage. The incuse square, a hallmark of early electrum coinage technique, provides a contrasting sunken background to the raised central device. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mint | Mytilene, Lesbos, modern-day Mytilene, Greece |
| Mintage | ND (412 BC - 378 BC) |
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