Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B103

ca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 11mm). Laureate head of Zeus right / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, within linear frame. nEF. Carr coll.

It has been suggested that these are portraits of Philip II as Zeus and Alexander the Great as Herakles. Five examples of this coin type are recorded in Bodenstedt and nine further examples have appeared in auction.

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City/Mint name:	Mytilene EL
Keywords:	electrum / classical
References:	Bodenstedt 103
Valuation:	G&N Pecunem 3 (5/2014), lot 124 (EUR 600 ($787) + comm)
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Date added:	May 22, 2014
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