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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 478 BC - 455 BC |
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| Diameter | 10.0 mm |
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| Reverse description | Head of a female figure, facing right, rendered in incuse within a square or slightly rounded incuse punch, as is characteristic of early Mytilenaean electrum hektes. She wears a close-fitting cap or sakkos adorned with a decorative band, with wavy hair visible at the nape of the neck. The portrait displays the refined early Classical style of the Lesbian mint, with delicate facial modeling and a composed, idealized expression. The incuse technique creates a contrasting sunken relief against the flat field, a hallmark of archaic Greek coinage practice. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Mytilene, Lesbos |
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