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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene (Lesbos) |
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| Year | 454 BC - 378 BC |
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| Currency | Phocaean stater |
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| Reverse description | Head of a calf facing right, set within a recessed square incuse punch divided into two unequal compartments by a raised vertical line. The calf's head is rendered with naturalistic detail, displaying a prominent muzzle and upright ear, modelled in shallow relief against the incuse field. This bovine type is a recurring reverse motif on Mytilene hektes and likely alludes to a local cult or civic emblem of Lesbos. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Mytilene, Lesbos, modern-day Mytilene, Greece |
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