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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 521 BC - 478 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a bull striding to the left, rendered in fine archaic style with carefully engraved striations delineating the musculature and neck folds. The animal is depicted with curved horns and a pronounced, naturalistic head, the body shown in profile with forelegs visible. The design occupies a smooth, slightly convex electrum flan with no legend or inscription in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Incuse head of a roaring lion facing left, rendered in bold relief within a shallow incuse square, with open jaws revealing teeth and tongue, and finely engraved mane striations framing the face. To the right of the lion's head, a smaller rectangular incuse punch is impressed into the flan, a characteristic feature of early Lesbian electrum coinage. The composition is entirely anepigraphic. |
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| Mintage | ND (521 BC - 478 BC) |
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