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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 454 BC - 427 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Bodenstedt#55 var., HGC 6#981 var. |
| Obverse description | Female head facing right, rendered in fine archaic style with subtly modeled features, full rounded cheeks, and a prominent nose. The hair is dressed close to the skull, falling in a compact mass behind, with individual strands suggested along the forehead and temple. A dotted border frames the design within the coin's slightly irregular flan. The portrait is naturalistic yet retains the formal elegance characteristic of Lesbian electrum coinage of the fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Two confronted male heads rendered in low incuse relief, set face-to-face at center within a recessed square incuse punch. Each head wears what appears to be a helmet or cap adorned with radiating feather-like plumes, their beaks or visors touching at the center, creating a symmetrical heraldic composition. The paired heads are surrounded by a beaded border within the incuse square. This type has been associated with paired triton or river-god imagery, characteristic of Mytilene's distinctive hekte reverse designs. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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