Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B21 var

ca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10.5mm, 9h). Head of ram left; below, head of eagle facing right / Incuse head of bearded Herakles wearing lionâ€™s skin headdress facing right. Good VF, toned.

This is a variant of the normal emission with an eagleâ€™s head. This originally appeared in Elsen Auc. 111 (12/2011), lot 131, and appears to be the only example. It is unlisted in any of the standard texts except HGC 6, 947 var, this coin.

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Filename:	Carr_B21v.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mytilene EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Bodenstedt 21 var
Valuation:	CNG Triton XXI Auc (1/2018), lot 464 [$4,000 + comm]
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