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Coin ID #7756

Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68

ca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 4h). Head of Artemis-Kybele right, hair in sakkos / Head of female left, hair in sakkos, lamp at forehead; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. Good VF, a little die rust. Extremely rare, only 6 examples known to Bodenstedt.

Of the six coins listed by Bodenstedt, four are in museums (Karlsruhe, Boston, ANS, and s’Gravenhage). Only one other has appeared at auction recently: CNG 57 (4/2001), lot 478.

File information
Filename:56846.jpg
City/Mint name:Mytilene EL
Rating (3 votes):11111
Keywords:electrum / classical
References:Bodenstedt Em. 68 (dies a/a); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Boston MFA 1696 (same dies)
Valuation:CNG Triton XI (1/2008), lot 228 ($950 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:19 KiB
Date added:Sep 26, 2010
Dimensions:382 x 185 pixels
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