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Home > Lesbos Most viewed - Lesbos Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B125485 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 4h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of cow left. Choice EF, well centered. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL 1/6 Stater3669 viewsca 570-540 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.56g). Janiform head, at right a satyr with turned-up nose and long beard, at left a maenad, the hair covered by a sakkos / Female head facing right within trapezoid incuse. Some light contact marks on the reverse. EF. This is one of the first issues of the city of Mytilene, and is exceptional not only for its early date but also for its extraordinary obverse type. Perhaps the third specimen known. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B863581 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 12h). Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet / Head of Hermes right, Petasos hanging behind head. EF, small die break on Athena's head. Struck from detailed dies. Bodenstedt (pg. 267) detects the work of this master engraver also on dies of Rhodes (SNR 51 [1972], pl. 6, 70) and perhaps Klazomenai (SNR 45 [1966], pl. I-II). Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol2340 viewsca 500/480-450 BC. AR Diobol (1.34g). Facing head of Gorgon, tongue protruding / Bearded male head (Ares?) right, hair long at back, in Corinthian helmet, within dotted square border in shallow incuse. Fine dark toning. Second known exemplar, EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1022169 viewsca 333 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Bearded head of male (Chares?) right / Head of young Oriental wearing Phrygian cap right, within linear square. Good VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 350-250) Stater2152 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Stater (10.67g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre; all within a linear square. Toned VF, some roughness on the reverse. Schonwalter Coll.; ex Ars Classica XVI (7/1933), lot 1384; Lampson Coll., 297; Weber Coll., 5673. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B221992 viewsca 479 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of ram right, cock below standing left / Incuse bull's head left. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-1988 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Female head to right, her hair bound up with criss-crossing ribbons / Panathenaic amphora with pointed lid; to left, palm branch; all within linear frame. Apparently unpublished and unique. aEF. This piece is apparently completely unknown and unrecorded by Bodenstedt. The reverse bears a large amphora with a lid: its shape is that of a ‘Panathenaic’, so-called from its use to store the olive oil given to winners at the Panathenaic Games in Athens. So, we must be looking at a prize amphora, a conclusion that is confirmed by the palm of victory that stands nearby. This means that the person depicted on the obverse of this coin must be Nike, goddess of victory. The rather sober hairstyle is also found on figures of Nike from Terina, Olympia, Kyzikos, Lampsakos and elsewhere. The very specific nature of the types on this coin implies that it was struck to commemorate the victory of someone. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1001911 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right, hair in sphendone; serpent behind. VF, well centered and struck. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1011875 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of bearded male right (Zeus) / Bust of winged Nike right, two stars above. EF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191767 viewsca 520-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding / Bearded head of Herakles facing right, wearing lion-skin, truncation with two rows of dots, square field behind; the whole in incuse. EF. Mytilene (AD 198-217) AE 43 - Caracalla1725 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE43 Medallion (55.52g, 6h), Pub. Julius Leontius, magistrate. AVTO KAI MAP AYPH ANTONEINOC, young laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EPI CTPA PO IOVLIOV LEONTEW, MVTILHNAI/WN in two lines in exergue, Caracalla, holding sceptre in left hand, standing in chariot drawn by four horses to left, preceded by a Roman soldier; trophy and two captives on a pedestal in the background. Good VF, brown surfaces, fields smoothed and some tooling, most noticeable around the legends. Very rare. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Triton II (12/1998), lot 632. This medallion present a traditional view of the staging of the adventus, the ceremony honoring the emperor as he enters a host city. Caracalla is in the imperial chariot, proceded by the herald announcing his arrival. The captives and the trophy could be either a premonition of the expected victory over the Persians, or could represent the skirmishes with the border tribes that occupied the army as he passed through Thrace. Mytilene (AD 150-200) AE 27 - Julia Procula1723 viewsJulia Procula, ca 150-200 AD. AE27 (10.05g, 7h), Apollonidas (magistrate). IOU PROKU LAN HRWIDA, draped bust of Julia Procula R, hair coiled on top of head / EPI STPA APOLLWNI, MUTI, Sappho seated right on low stool, playing lyre. VF, brown and tan patina, old scratches on reverse. Rare. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B631681 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 7h). Forepart of winged lion left / Sphinx seated right in incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. Methymna (AD 198-217) AE 24 - Caracalla1676 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE24 (7.67g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΜΗΘΥΜ−ΝΑΙΩΝ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. VF, brown surfaces, a little porous. Drewry Coll.; Ex Schulman (11/1971), lot 352. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191663 viewsca 485 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Facing head of grimacing Gorgon, tongue protruding / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; small incuse square behind. EF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191615 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 7h). Gorgoneion / Incuse head of Herakles wearing lion skin headdress right; small incuse club below neck. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-1602 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.46g, 11mm). Female head (Leda ?) right, hair coiled / Head of Nike right, hair bound with a taenia, N-I/K-[A], all within linear square. VF, very rare with only three known. Unknown in standard references. Carr coll. A very rare coin of considerable interest. The obverse has a die match with Bodenstedt 82 which he described as being the head of Leda. That obverse die only known by that single specimen noted by Bodenstadt which has a reverse of a swan. The reverse of this coin is Nike. At the time of sale, only three specimens known of this type. The inscription is not complete on any of the three specimens known but as a combination it is clear that the letters are N-I/K-A. Silvia Hurter in her article, on the first of the specimens known, notes that the inscription makes it clear that the reverse is that of Nike and it can be inferred that this coin was struck to commemorate a victory, but which is uncertain (see Die Nike von Mytilene: Eine anonyme Siegespragung, SM 202, June 2001, pp. 21-22). Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B701574 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head right in incuse square, hair in long plait down neck. VF, nicely centered. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B831571 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 11mm). Head of Hermes right, wearing Petasos / Panther standing right within linear square. VF. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B281568 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 9h). Head of lion right / Incuse head of bull right. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, Bodenstedt recorded only 4 examples. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B401551 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Male head right, wearing taenia / Corinthian helmet right; M before; all within linear square. VF. Rare. Eresos (BC 250-200) AE 181532 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE18 (6.24g). Wreathed head of Demeter right / ΕΡΕΣΙ within wreath of grain. Good VF, dark brown patina, reverse a touch rough. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B631501 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Forepart of winged lion left, roaring and threatening / Winged sphinx with the head of a male youth sitting right within thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. This coin is extremely interesting in that it has a man-headed sphinx on the reverse. The obverse image is borrowed from the coins of Klazomenai. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B411486 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Forepart of boar right / Head of roaring lion right within linear square. EF, nicely centered. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B421478 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Forepart of goat right, head left / Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. VF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B231446 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Forepart of a bridled horse to right, wearing necklace of large beads and with ornamented truncation; ΛΕ below / Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress and with neck ornamented with small squares; all in incuse. An extremely rare and attractive hekte, combining dies used in other issues, all from roughly the same time period. Extremely fine. Anthemion coll. USA, acquired privately from Antiqua Inc., ca 2001. This very rare issue combines a wonderful obverse die used for Bodenstedt 20, with the reverse type of the incuse head of Herakles that appeared in issues 17-19 and 21. The present obverse is one of the very few produced at Mytilene that bear the initial letters of the name of the island; Lesbos. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1031398 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of Zeus Meilichios right / Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress; all within linear frame. EF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B091388 viewsca 504 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Forepart of a winged roaring lion flying left / Incuse head of cock left, small incuse rectangle behind. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1011380 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Winged bust of Nike right, two stars above, within linear square. Fine style, attractive types. Choice Very Fine. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B881345 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Persephone right, wreathed with grain ears / Butting bull left within linear square. VF, some toning on the reverse, well centered. Mytilene (AD 5) AE 17 - Theophanes & Archedamis1304 viewsTime of Augustus, circa 5 AD. Theophanes, with Archedamis, died 44-36 BC. AE17 (5.91g, 12h). ΘЄOC ΘЄOΦANHC, bare head of Theophanes right / ΘЄA APXЄΔAMIC, draped and veiled bust of Archedamis right. Fine, rough orichalchum surfaces, flan flaw on obverse. Rare. According to Plutarch (Vit. Pomp. 42), the historian and politician Theophanes of Mytilene was a friend and political ally of Pompey. Such was the influence of Theophanes that he was able to secure in 62 BC the independence of Mytilene from the triumvir. Following his death, sometime between 44 and 36 BC, Theophanes, along with Archedamis (presumably his wife), were accorded divine honors in recognition for their benefaction. The date of this coinage is uncertain, but it was probably issued circa 5 AD when M. Pompeius Theophanes, a descendent of the earlier Theophanes and a friend of Tiberius was procurator of Asia, but certainly the coins predate 33 AD, when Tiberius ordered the execution of Theophanes’ remaining descendents, and forbade any public reference to the now-outlawed family (Tac. Ann. 6.18). Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B131300 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55g). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of cow right; incuse rectangular punch behind. EF, light scuff on reverse. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B751299 viewsca 380-350 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of Artemis-Cybele facing right, wearing mural crown adorned by plain palmettes and earring / Head of beardless youth facing right, wearing petasos (Hermes?); in thin square frame, all within incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful reverse. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051294 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, within linear square. Good VF, tiny flan flaw on cheek, light graze on helmet. Well centered for issue. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B091286 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Forepart of a winged lion left / Incuse head of cock left. EF, lightly toned. Very nice. Methymna (AD 198-209) AE 20 - Geta1284 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE20 (4.76g, 8h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right, wearing aegis. Near VF, dark green patina. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B991275 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap, two stars flanking / Head of Persephone right in linear square. EF, a few tiny die breaks on reverse. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1041272 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 9h, 12mm). Head of young man with horn of Ammon right / Eagle standing right, head reverted, in linear square. aEF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1041268 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 9h). Head of Apollo Karneios right, with horn of Ammon / Eagle standing right, head reverted, within linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B961260 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square. Near EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B821259 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g, 5h). Female head (Leda?) right / Swan standing right, head left, wing raised, within linear square in incuse square. Near EF, some die wear on reverse. Extremely rare, the third, and finest, known. Ex Tkalec (4/2007), lot 71. Koinon of Lesbos (AD 161-180) AE 38 - Marcus Aurelius1239 viewsMytilene(?) mint. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE38 - Medallion (26.03g, 6h). K[...]inigrinos/es(?), strategus. AV K MAP AVPH ΛI ANTΩNEINOC A Y, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EΠI CTPA K[...]INI ΓPINO[Y], KOI ΛECBIΩN in exergue, Athena, with shield at side and holding spear, standing right and Dionysus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, standing left; between them, large draped terminus of Dionysus Phallen standing facing on prow. VF, rough dark green surfaces with areas of earthen encrustation. Extremely rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B901233 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Satyr's head facing in linear square. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1001220 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Laureate head of Apollo right, coiled serpent behind / Female head (Artemis?) right, hair in sphendome, within linear square. aEF. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Drachm1213 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Drachm (4.03g, 11h). Young male head (Apollo?) right, wearing taenia / ΠΟΡΔ-ΟΣΙΛ, lyre, within incuse square. VF. Extremely rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B371211 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram head butting each other, no palmette between. VF, well centered. Rare reverse die; the only one without the palmette. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051185 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.53g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, within linear square. Good VF, flan a bit small. The final issue of hektes from Mytilene. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B131175 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 3h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of cow right; incuse rectangular punch behind. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B901174 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Facing satyr's head within linear square. Good VF. Exceptionally well centered and struck. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B071158 viewsca 509 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of cock left, small incuse rectangle behind. Good VF. Ex Leu 77 (5/2000), lot 283; Private Collection, Paris. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B381145 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 10h). Head of Selinos facing slightly left / Head of roaring lion right. VF. Struck with fresh dies. Very rare, only four specimens listed by Bodenstedt. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B111143 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 4h). Head of ram right; cock below / Incuse head of roaring lion left; incuse rectangular punch behind. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B901141 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Facing satyr's head in linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B991139 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 6h). Head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap, two stars flanking / Head of Persephone right in linear square. Good VF, toned. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B1051127 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 12h). Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet with crest / Owl standing to right, head turned to face the viewer; all within linear square. Rare. Nearly extremely fine. Bodenstedt believed this was the last issue of Mytilene, struck in the early 320s. The types are clearly those of Athens, though Athena’s helmet lacks the olive leaves and other decoration that appear on Athenian issues. Curiously enough, this issue is usually found struck rather shoddily, often from rusty dies. The present coin is one of the nicest known. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B831126 viewsca 340-330 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of beardless man facing right, wearing petasos (Hermes?) / Panther standing right in square frame, the whole in incuse square. About EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B901122 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing head of satyr in linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B341107 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11mm). Head of Silenos facing slightly right / Incuse archaic head of lion left. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B881107 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Persephone with disc earring and wreath of grain right / Bull butting to left in linear square. Almost extremely fine. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B981101 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Trident decorated with volutes in linear square. Very rare. Extremely fine. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B421083 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.80g). Forepart of goat right, head reverted / Owl standing facing with open wings within incuse square. Rare. Good very fine. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B371080 viewsc. 440-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of aged satyr facing right, wearing a taenia / Two confronted heads of rams, palmette in upper field, the whole in framed incuse square. Obverse struck in high relief. EF/Good VF. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm1079 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.99g, 8h). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, panther standing right within incuse square. VF, porous. Unpublished, apparently unique. While the type is unpublished, cf. BMC Troas, p. 219, 1, for a drachm of Pordosilene with the same obverse type.1 comments Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B911077 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Veiled head of Demeter right / Tripod tied with filet in linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B181074 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Ram's head right / Incuse head of Herakles right. VF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B191071 viewsca 477-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Gorgoneion facing / Incuse head of Herakles wearing lion skin right. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B101063 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of roaring lion left. Good VF, well centered. Very rare, only five examples noted by Bodenstedt. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B351058 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right; ΛΕ behind neck / Confronted steer heads within incuse square. Good VF, well centered. Ex CNG 61 (9/2001), lot 665. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B351040 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.47g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Confronted steer heads within incuse square. Near VF. Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 15 1026 views3rd century BC. AE15 (3.4g). Head of young male right / Α-Ν/Τ-ΙΣ, head of male right with pointed beard, wearing conical headdress (Dionysos Phallen). Very Fine. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B861023 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 11mm, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Head of Hermes right, chlamys around shoulders and petasos behind neck, within linear frame. gEF. 41 examples known to Bodenstedt. Additionally, there appear to be the 58 additional examples that have come to auction – this being the 58th. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B791020 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Head of muse right, wearing Sakkos / Kithara. good VF/EF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B411014 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 4h). Forepart of boar right / Head of lion right in linear square within incuse square. EF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Stater - B60.21007 viewsca 428-427 BC. EL Stater (15.45g). Laureate head of Apollo right, hair short; MVTI above / Quadripartite incise square. aEF. This is the only example known and is noted in Bodenstedt as being in the British Museum (BMC 28 Pl. 32,1). It has been speculated that this may have been issued at the time of the Lesbian revolt from Athens, 428/7 BC.1 comments Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Obol1004 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.58g, 6h). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, crab within incuse square. VF, porous. Unpublished, apparently unique. While the type is unpublished, cf. BMC Troas, p. 219, 1, for a drachm of Pordosilene with the same obverse type.1 comments Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B29999 viewsca 477-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 9h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Incuse head of calf right. EF. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm997 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.94g). Young male head right, wearing taenia / ΠΟΡΔ, panther at bay to right, head facing, all in incuse square. Lacking from major published collections and perhaps unpublished. Good style. VF/EF. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B78992 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 6h). Head of Ariadne left, hair in sakkos decorated with three grape bunches / Lion, spearhead in jaws, right in linear square within incuse square. Near EF, light scratch on reverse, hairline flan crack. Very rare. Pordosilene (AD 222-235) AE 38 - Severus Alexander986 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE38 - Medallion (30.87g, 6h). Aurelius Coscelius, magistrate. AVT K M AVP CEV ALEXANDPOC, laureate head right / EPI CTP AVP KWCKELI OV TAM POPOCELHN, EITWN across field, Tyche standing left, modius on head, holding patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left. Magistrate not recorded in Münsterberg. VF, matte dark green patina, surfaces slightly rough. A unique and apparently unpublished medallic bronze. Drewry Coll.; ex Burstein Coll., Peus 366 (10/2000), lot 606. The only bronze of Severus Alexander for Pordoselene, and the only medallic sized coin for the island. The edge of the coin has been lightly tapped to create a raised rim; sestertii with this edge effect are sometimes referred to as "proto-contorniates." This coin was probably a presentation piece. mounted in a phalera for display. In the Peus catalogue it is described as lead, but in actuality is a poor quality bronze alloy. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B95980 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right, hair in sphendone, within linear square; serpent behind. EF. Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol977 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.21g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Double incuse punch. VF, extremely rare. Unpublished? Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B37974 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two confronted rams butting heads, palmette above. EF. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts 18 (3/1987), lot 186. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B60971 viewsca 430-410 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Laureate head of Apollo facing right / Head of 'eagle griffin' facing right, with stylized eagle head, reptile crest and goat beard, within a square frame of thin lines adorned with dots; the whole within incuse square. Scratch on obverse but exceptional head of griffin on reverse. VF. Methymna (BC 500-450) Stater967 viewsca 480 BC. AR Stater (8.51g). ΜΑΘVΜΝΑ[ΙΟΣ], boar standing right, head lowered / ΜΑΘVΜΝΑΙ-ΟΣ, helmeted head of Athena right, dotted square border; all within an incuse square. Good VF. Rare. From the Robert Schonwalter Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Auc. VIII (6/1980), lot 225; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Warren Collection, 1069; Greenwell Collection; Lesbos Hoard 1891 (IGCH 1187). Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B88961 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 8h). Wreathed head of Persephone right / Bull butting left in linear square. Good VF, toned, small nick on cheek. Struck from the finest dies of this issue. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B07961 viewsca 530-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of roaring lion right, the truncation with a rim of dots / Head of a cock left, behind an irregular oblong object; all within incuse. Good EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90953 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing head of satyr within linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B75950 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Turreted head of Artemis-Kybele right, decorated with a palmette / Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B24950 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 9h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf right. Good VF, toned. Very rare, only 8 examples listed by Bodenstedt. Pordosilene (BC 400) AE 8949 viewsca 400 BC. AE8 (0.63g). Bearded head of Silenos right / Dolphin right, ΠΟΡ. Near EF, dark green, almost black, patina, with a trace of earthen encrustation around the devices. Rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B94936 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B100c932 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right in linear square. EF. Carr coll. There is no coiled snake/serpent behind the head of Apollo (see B100b) or Artemis (see B100a). Bodenstedt notes that there has been no example emerge that has a serpent/snake on both obverse and reverse. Of this type, fifteen known to Bodenstedt, twenty four others known including this example.1 comments Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B73928 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane, within linear incuse square. Good VF, sharp strike. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B104921 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Young male head with Horn of Ammon (Karneios?) right / Eagle standing right, head reverted, within linear square. aEF. Methymna (BC 500-450) Stater921 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Stater (8.19g, 11h). Boar walking right, head lowered, ΜΑΘVΜΝΑ[ΙΟΣ] above / Head of Athena right, wearing disc earring, necklace and helmet adorned with volute spiral and spike; within linear dotted border in shallow incuse square. Toned, with lightly corroded surfaces, otherwise, good VF. Rare. Ex Bank Leu 45 (5/1988), lot 210; Gillet Coll., 1127. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92912 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.39g). Half length bust of dancing Maenad right / Race torch within linear incuse square. VF, toned, very light porosity. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90909 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm, 6h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing head of satyr within linear square. VF/aEF. Ex Aufhauser Auktion 13 (10/1997), lot 111. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68908 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Female head facing right, wearing hair-net / Beardless head with grotesque features facing left, wearing a modius-like object at forehead, the hair covered by net; thin square frame, all in incuse square. About EF/VF. Bodenstedt interpreted the male head on the reverse as a Daktylos or Telchine, both from mythical bands of miners and blacksmiths, sometimes described as having a sinister character. (A common feature of mythical blacksmiths - Hephaestus is the exception, but he was physically handicapped instead). The object at the forehead could be something like a miner's lamp, but this is by no means confirmed. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B86906 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 7h). Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet / Head of Hermes right, wearing kausia tied behind his neck, in linear square. 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