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Coin ID #13746

Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B95 var.

ca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 9.5mm, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo (Dionysos?) facing right / Head of female facing right, drapery at neck, within linear square. Good VF. Carr coll.

A variation of the usual B95 type or a distinct new type. The obverse head appears different to that of Apollo and more like Dionysos with a laurel wreath rather than the usual ivy leaves. The female head on the reverse is unusually large. CNG described this coin as: “This is one of the few coins of this type that we have handled where the obverse portrait may actually be Dionysos, as there is what looks like a pinecone at the top of the laurel wreath. Normally, Dionysos would be wreathed with ivy leaves, but the wreath on this coin, and this type, usually looks more like laurel leaves. It is possible that this type is either an engraver’s error, or was meant to be a distinct issue different from the Apollo obverse type”.

File information
Filename:Carr_95var.jpg
City/Mint name:Mytilene EL
Keywords:classical / electrum
References:Bodenstedt 95 var.
Valuation:CNG Auc. 394 (3/2017), lot 257 ($425 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group Inc - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:186 KiB
Date added:Mar 30, 2017
Dimensions:800 x 401 pixels
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