Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B51

ca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo facing right / Bearded head of Silenos facing right, within incuse square. Good VF, well centred with reverse weakly struck as is usual for this emission. Carr coll.

A popular collectors' coin, Bodenstedt noting 9 examples. This is the 17th additional example to appear in auctions.

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Filename:	Carr_51.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mytilene EL
Keywords:	classical / electrum
References:	Bodenstedt 51
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 391 (2/2017), lot 240 ($600 + comm)
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