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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 377 BC - 326 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bearded and laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in fine archaic Greek style with carefully detailed wavy hair and beard. The laurel wreath is depicted with bold, overlapping leaves radiating from the brow. The portraiture is high-relief and masterfully executed, characteristic of the celebrated Mytilene electrum coinage. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of hammered issues of this period. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A serpent shown in three-quarter coil, its scaled body rendered in fine relief with the head raised and turned to the right, enclosed within a rectilinear linear frame. The serpent's scales are carefully incised, conveying naturalistic detail consistent with the high artistic standard of Mytilenean electrum coinage. The frame consists of plain raised lines forming a rectangular border, set against a smooth, flat field. No legend or inscription is present. The type is characteristic of the later issues of the Mytilene hekte series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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