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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 454 BC - 427 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, rendered in high relief in the archaic Greek style. The goddess wears a close-fitting Attic helmet with a rounded bowl, the cheekpiece clearly delineated and a circular earring visible beneath. The facial features are rendered with characteristic archaic stylisation, with a strong jawline and almond-shaped eye. The flan is slightly irregular, as typical of early electrum coinage from Lesbos. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Two confronted bull heads facing one another within a raised incuse square, their muzzles nearly touching at the centre. The animals are depicted in bold, stylised relief with prominent horns curving outward symmetrically to the left and right. The incuse square has well-defined recessed borders characteristic of early Greek hammered coinage. The design is highly symmetrical and fills the square field entirely, leaving no exergue or legend. No inscription is present. |
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| Mint | Mytilene |
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