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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 377 BC - 326 BC |
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| Value | Hekte (14⁄3) |
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| Obverse description | Female head in right profile, her hair elaborately dressed and bound with criss-crossing ribbons forming a distinctive coiffure, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical style characteristic of Lesbian electrum coinage. The facial features are delicately modelled with a well-defined eye, graceful nose, and subtly parted lips. The hair is swept back in layered waves and secured at the nape, with loose strands visible near the ear. The portrait occupies the full diameter of the flan with no surrounding legend, consistent with the aniconic simplicity of Mytilene hektai. The style reflects the skilled die-cutting tradition of the Mytilene mint during the fourth century BC. |
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| Mint | Mytilene |
| Mintage | ND (377 BC - 326 BC) |
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