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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 377 BC - 326 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus Meilichios in right profile, rendered with fine archaic-to-classical style engraving. The deity's hair falls in tight curls beneath a laurel wreath, and a small serpent is depicted before the chin, serving as the iconographic attribute of Zeus in his chthonic Meilichios aspect. The facial features are rendered with careful modelling typical of Mytilenaean electrum coinage of the fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Nike in three-quarter facing view, with the head turned to the right, rendered in the classical style characteristic of Mytilenaean hektai of this period. Stars appear at the upper flanking sides of the field, serving as decorative fill elements. The entire design is contained within an incuse linear square border, a hallmark convention of Lesbian electrum coinage. |
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| Mint | Mytilene |
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