Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B66

ca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 10.5mm, 1h). Head of Ares facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin / Crested Corinthian helmet facing within a linear square within an incuse square. nEF and well centered. Carr coll.

This coin is one previously sold from the MM Collection Ex CNG Triton XIX (1/2016), lot 204. Bodenstedt notes 3 examples of this type and there have been another 7 from auctions including this coin.

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Filename:	Carr_66var.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mytilene EL
Keywords:	classical / electrum
References:	Bodenstedt 66
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 397 (5/2017), lot 150 ($1,100 + comm), previously CNG Triton (1/2016) lot 204 ($2,250 + comm)
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