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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B94990 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.56g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within linear square. Good VF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B64/65324 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo facing 3/4 slightly right / Head of an Amazon in Thracian leather helmet with cheek guards to right, hair in sakkos. Carr coll.
The reverse appears to be that of Bodenstedt 65 ß. Thus this example could be a hybrid B64/65. On the other hand, this could be an example of a die break which links the reverses of B64 and B65.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B09927 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Forepart of winged lion left / Incuse head of cock left; incuse rectangular punch behind. Good VF, small die break in field on obverse.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B371254 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram head butting each other, no palmette between. VF, well centered. Rare reverse die; the only one without the palmette.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B43746 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Head of bearded god right (Priapos), hair bound with only partially visible band / Female head right (the nymph Chione or Dione), hair in sphendone; the whole within incuse square. Extremely rare. aEF.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B-365 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 9mm). Forepart of bull running right / Incuse head of roaring lion right, incuse punches behind. VF. Carr coll.
This emission is previously unknown. The combination of forepart of bull with incuse head of roaring lion are noted by Bodenstedt as M1, M2, M4 and M5. This coin has the obverse and reverse figures facing right - unknown to Bodenstedt and unpublished in other standard references. Currently there are no die matches for either obverse or reverse.
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Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 32 - Valerian I778 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE32 (25.28g). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Artemis standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, facing Tyche seated left, holding patera and term. VF, dark grayish-green patina.
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Methymna (BC 330-280) Tetrobol - Koinon of Lesbos557 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, ca 330-280 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.6g, 15mm), minted in Methymna. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent / Thunderbolt, ΑΙΟΛΕ above, bunch of grapes below. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45a235 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 11h). Head of a nymph, (possibly Europa?), three-quarter facing, turned slightly to right, wearing a taenia / Two confronting boars' heads, “A†between the heads. Very Rare. aEF.Jun 11, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) AE 9221 viewsca 5th century BC. AE9 (0.90g). Female head right, with hair in bun / Head of bull left within incuse square. nVF. Very rare.Jun 11, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol280 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.6g). Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / MYTI, head of calf right within incuse square. VF.Jun 10, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol220 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.63g). Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / MYTI, head of calf right within incuse square. VF.Jun 10, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Obol184 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Obol (0.62g, 9mm). Lyre / MYTI, kithara within linear square border. nVF. Very rare.Jun 10, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol318 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.96g). Diademed head of Sappho(?) facing slightly left / MVTI, head of roaring lion left in incuse square. gVF. Very rare.Jun 09, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol288 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (9mm, 0.97g). Diademed head of Sappho(?) facing slightly left / MVTI, head of roaring lion left in incuse square. VF. Very rare.Jun 09, 2019
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol354 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.99g, 12h). Diademed head of Sappho(?) facing slightly left / M-YT, head of roaring lion left in incuse square. VF, a little porous. Extremely rare. Herman Coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 115 (3/2002), lot 1170.Jun 09, 2019
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