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Hekte
| Issuer | Mytilene |
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| Year | 454 BC - 427 BC |
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| Value | Hekte (14⁄3) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, depicted in fine archaic relief, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet with a prominent forward-swept plume and cheekpieces rendered in careful detail. The goddess's facial features are finely modelled, with a well-defined eye, delicate chin, and slightly parted lips characteristic of the transitional archaic-classical style. The neck is naturalistic, and the overall composition fills the coin's flan with confidence and artistic precision. No legend or lettering appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Two confronted female heads shown in profile, their faces overlapping at the center, set within a recessed incuse square. The heads are rendered in relief against the sunken field, a technique characteristic of early Lesbian electrum coinage. The confronted arrangement creates a striking bilateral symmetry, with the facial features of both heads finely executed in the transitional archaic style. No inscription or legend accompanies the design. |
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| Mint | Mytilene |
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