Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B-

ca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 11mm). Head of a roaring lion, facing left / Incuse head of a calf facing left, incuse rectangular punch behind. gVF. Carr coll.

The combination of roaring lion with incuse head of calf are noted in Bodenstedt as emissions 12, 13, 14, 24 and 25. This coin has the obverse and reverse figures facing left - a combination unknown to Bodenstedt and unpublished in other standard references. This is the second of three examples known from auction. The first was sold in Gorny and Mosch Auc. 151 (10/2006), lot 179. The second and third examples in Pecunem Auc. 40 (2/2016), lots 226 and 227. The examples from Pecunem auction are from the same obverse and reverse dies.

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Filename:	Carr_unknown__7.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mytilene EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Pecunem Auc. 40 (2/2016), lot 226 [EUR 800 ($892) + comm]
Valuation:	Bodenstedt â€“ (cf. 12 and 25 with lionâ€™s head right, 13, 14 and 24 with lion and calf head facing right)
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Date added:	Feb 08, 2016
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