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Hekte
| Issuer | Uncertain Lesbos city |
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| Year | 478 BC - 427 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion (Gorgon mask) depicted full face, centrally positioned within the field, rendered in archaic style characteristic of early fifth-century BC Lesbian electrum coinage. The visage displays wide-set eyes, a broad flat nose, and a grimacing mouth with prominent teeth and protruding tongue, surrounded by a mass of writhing serpents framing the face in lieu of hair. The bold, high-relief modeling gives the apotropaic image a commanding presence despite the small flan, with serpentine coils extending toward the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Facing gorgoneion rendered in lower relief than the obverse, occupying the full field of the irregular flan. The mask displays the characteristic archaic features — wide almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and a partially open mouth — surrounded by a wreath-like border of beaded or dotted ornament around the cranium. The reverse type mirrors the obverse in iconographic program, a convention well attested on Lesbian electrum hektai of this period, with the entire design contained within a shallow incuse square produced by the hammer blow of the reverse die. |
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| Mintage | ND (478 BC - 427 BC) |
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