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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 Apollo facing right, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style with carefully engraved wavy locks of hair swept back from the forehead. The facial features are elegantly modeled with a straight nose, subtly parted lips, and a well-defined jawline characteristic of high-quality Lesbian electrum coinage. The portrait is set within a plain, broad incuse field against the naturally mottled surface of the electrum flan. No legend or inscription accompanies the design. |
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| Reverse description | Head of a young male figure, likely Apollo or a youthful deity, facing right in three-quarter profile, set within a shallow incuse square with linear borders. The hair is rendered in short, naturalistically engraved curls, and the face displays finely worked features including a delicate nose and slightly smiling lips in the late archaic tradition. The incuse square, a hallmark of early Greek coinage technique, frames the design with two visible ruled lines. The field is otherwise plain with no legend or exergual inscription. |
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| Mintage | ND (377 BC - 326 BC) |
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