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Home > Lesbos Most viewed - Lesbos Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-959 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 10mm). Female head right, hair bound with ribbons / Panathenaic amphora, palm branch to left; all within linear square. gVF/EF. Carr coll. The reverse depicts an amphora, described as “Panathenaic,” as amphoras of this shape, containing olive oil, were given to winners at the Panathenaic Games in Athens. The palm alongside the amphora is also suggestive of a victory. It has been suggested that in the circumstances of “victory,” the obverse might be a depiction of Nike – the goddess of victory. This coin type is unknown to Bodenstedt, but three examples have appeared in auction. The first and third examples are from the same dies. This current example is the second known and is from different dies. 1 comments Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90948 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm, 6h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing head of satyr within linear square. VF/aEF. Ex Aufhauser Auktion 13 (10/1997), lot 111. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B87948 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Ivy-wreathed head of youthful Dionysos right / Head of horned Satyr right, within linear frame. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92945 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.39g). Half length bust of dancing Maenad right / Race torch within linear incuse square. VF, toned, very light porosity. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68945 viewsca 430-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Female head facing right, wearing hair-net / Beardless head with grotesque features facing left, wearing a modius-like object at forehead, the hair covered by net; thin square frame, all in incuse square. About EF/VF. Bodenstedt interpreted the male head on the reverse as a Daktylos or Telchine, both from mythical bands of miners and blacksmiths, sometimes described as having a sinister character. (A common feature of mythical blacksmiths - Hephaestus is the exception, but he was physically handicapped instead). The object at the forehead could be something like a miner's lamp, but this is by no means confirmed. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B86944 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 7h). Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet / Head of Hermes right, wearing kausia tied behind his neck, in linear square. Good VF, toned. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B101943 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Half-length bust of Nike right with wings spread; two stars above; all within linear square. Good VF, well centered, obverse die a bit rusty. Attractive reverse type. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B11937 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of ram right; cock below / Incuse head of roaring lion left, punch behind. Good VF, well centered. Methymna (BC 330-240) Triobol936 viewsca 330-280 BC. AR Triobol (2.92g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with coiled serpent / ΜΑ/Θ-Y, kithara with four strings, dolphin to left; within dotted square. Toned, EF. Ex Ariadne Galleries Inc., New York sale (12/1983), lot 90. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B09930 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. Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol924 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.28g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head right, MYT. Toned VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B69924 viewsca 380-340 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Female head facing right, hair forming a knot above head, wearing ear-pendant and necklace / Head of Pan facing right within a thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. Exceptionally beautiful female head struck in high relief. EF/VF. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B63924 viewsca 412­-378 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.50g, 12h). Forepart of winged lion left / Sphinx seated right in linear square within incuse square. Near EF, toned. Well struck. Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol918 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (0.61g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Calf's head right, M-YTI, within shallow incuse square. Near VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92918 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 5h). Half length bust of Maenad, hair in sphendone, right / Race torch within linear incuse square in shallow incuse square. EF, very light scratches on reverse. It has been suggested that the obverse head may represent a female athlete. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B77915 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 12h). Diademed head of Io right / Laureate head of Dionysos right. EF. Struck from dies of fine style. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B95912 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right within linear square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B55912 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 11mm, 1h). Head of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet to right / Two confronted female heads, their faces overlapping; all within incuse square. EF. 8 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 7th additional offered at auction. See Coin ID #11681 for further details. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16908 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 11h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of lion right; rectangular punch behind. VF. Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol901 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.26g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head right, MYT. Toned VF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B20901 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 1h). Forepart of a bridled horse right / Incuse head of roaring lion right; rectangular punch behind. VF, toned. Extremely rare, only three examples recorded by Bodenstedt. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica O (5/2004), lot 1598. Methymna (BC 330-280) Tetrobol - Koinon of Lesbos894 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, ca 330-280 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.64g), minted in Methymna. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Thunderbolt, ΑΙΟΛΕ above, bunch of grapes below. Light toning, VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96893 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Laureate head of Zeus right. Rv: Forepart of attacking serpent to right within linear square. Bold style. Extremely fine. Methymna (BC 330-280) Tetrobol - Koinon of Lesbos882 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, ca 330-280 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.61g, 7h), minted in Methymna. Head of Athena right, wearing Korinthian helmet / Thunderbolt, ΑΙΟΛΕ above, kerykeion below. aVF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54881 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Aktaeon right, wearing stag's horn / Gorgoneion facing within linear square. VF. Scarce. Pordosilene (BC 400) Hemiobol877 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g, 7mm, 8h). Bearded head of Silenos right / Dolphin transversely downward to right in incuse square. VF, darkly toned, some porosity. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90876 viewsca 350 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of Dionysos facing right, wearing ivy-wreath / Mask of Silenos facing in thin square frame, all in incuse square. Extremely nice high relief head of Silenos on reverse. EF. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Obol875 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.6g, 7mm). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, crab within incuse square. aVF. Extremely rare. Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol874 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.46g). Facing head of Silenos / Tortoise in linear circle within shallow incuse circle. Near EF. Rare. Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol871 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Tritartemorion (6mm, 0.26g). Facing head of satyr / Rough incuse square punch. Good VF, toned. Good metal. The attribution of this type to Methymna is based on a similar, later issue with a bird and the legend MAΘ on the reverse (Gorny & Mosch 170, lot 1423). Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B81868 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Head of youth (Pan?) right, wearing tainia, within linear square in incuse square. Near EF. Well centered strike, elegant style. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-864 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 6h, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head (Persephone and Hecate) right, wearing triangular earring, within linear square. VF. The cataloger of this coin thought it to be a “mule” of B100 and B99. However, the reverse is different than B99 with the female wearing triangular earrings. There are no die matches for the obverse and the reverse is a new type. Noting a new emission is important, as it adds two extra years to the period of emissions of hecte from Mytilene. If the emissions did cease with Alexander, then each coin unknown to Bodenstedt supports the view that hecte were issued earlier than he suggests. It appears this is the eighth new emission unknown to Bodenstedt. Eresos (BC 300-200) AE 9862 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE9 (0.68g). Head Hermes wearing petasos right / EPEΣI, corn ear, ivy leaf to left. Very rare. Nice very fine. Mytilene (BC 450-400) Obol857 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.52g). Female head right / MYTI, head of lion right within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol853 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.35g, 8mm, 11h). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Land turtle in circle. VF, very rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B42849 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 11h). Forepart of goat right, head left / Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. VF, light obverse die rust, die break on reverse. Rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B52844 viewsca 400-380 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of male youth facing right (Apollo?), wearing knotted taenia with lotus-like ornament above the forehead / Male head with long beard facing right within broad square frame, the whole in incuse square. Pleasant VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B91843 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Veiled head of Demeter right / Tripod. aEF. Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 12832 views3rd century BC. AE12 (1.64g). Bull standing left, head facing; club above / Α-Ν/Τ-ΙΣ, head of Dionysos Phallen right, wearing conical headdress. VF. Extremely rare. Joy coll.; ex Lindgren coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96826 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square border. Good VF. Mytilene (AD 138-192) AE 27 - Lesbonax819 viewsLesbonax, period of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE27 (7.72g). ΛЄCBΩNAΞ HPOC NЄΩC, male bust right, beardless, wearing wreath of ivy-leaves and berries (Lesbonax in the character of Dionysos) / MVTIΛH NAIΩN, Lesbonax standing right wearing tainia, holding long staff and simpulum (?). Otherwise apparently unpublished and unique. Minor adjustment marks, good very fine. This coin depicting Lesbonax is one of a series honoring noteworthy citizens. Lesbonax known from only a few preserved rhetorical and philosophical works was also depicted with beard thus as a proper philosopher (SNG von Aulock 1751). Deified as “the New Hero” Lesbonax obviously had to be equaled to the gods by depicting him as Dionysos. “Der kleine Pauly” lists three separate people who were called Lesbonax while others rather keep it by one or two. Other portraits honoring distinguished local citizens are known of Julia Procula, Flavia Nicomachis, Sextus Nicomachus, Theophanes, Archedamis, Nausikaa and Sappho. Except Sappho most of these citizens are more or less obscure historical figures. Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol812 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Obol (0.63g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Turtle in incuse dotted square. VF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B39811 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 3h). Male head right / Calf’s head right within a linear square. Rare. With a particularly beautiful head. Extremely fine. Belgian private collection; with Tradart, Geneva. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B91810 viewsca 350-335 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Veiled head of Demeter facing right, wearing grain-wreath and earring / Tripod with taenia in square frame; the whole in incuse square. EF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B44804 viewsca 454-427 BC. El Hekte (2.53g, 12h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Bull's head left; M above. VF. Struck with fresh dies. Very rare. Bodenstedt records only 4 specimens of this variety with the M on the reverse die, all of which are in museums. Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 8803 viewsca 300-167 BC. AE8 (1.01g, 10h). Bull standing right, head reverted / A-N, upright club. Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 21, lot 600b; otherwise unpublished. VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare. Alighieri Coll. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B37798 viewsca 454­-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.50g, 11h). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram heads butting each other, palmette between; all in incuse square. Good VF. Well centered. Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 18797 views3rd century BC. AE18 (4.96g). Head of young male right; countermark: rose? / Α-Ν/Τ-ΙΣ, head of male right with pointed beard, wearing conical headdress (Dionysos Phallen); kerykeion in field to right. Light brown patina, VF. Very rare. Joy coll. For identification as Dionysos Phallen see Imhoof-Blumer, Zur Münzkunde des Pontos, von Paphlagonien, Tenedos, Aiolis und Lesbos, ZfN 20 (1897), 285. Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol794 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (?) (0.35g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Turtle in incuse dotted square. Very fine. Unpublished?1 comments Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B93793 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Bust of young Pan right, wearing oak wreath. Obverse double struck, VF/EF. Very rare. Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 10792 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.37g). Head of Nymph Pyrrha left, wearing sphendone / ΠΥΡ, goat standing left, poppy? to left. Very rare. Good style, dark green patina, aEF. Joy coll. Methymna (BC 500-450) Tetrobol792 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Tetrobol (12mm, 2.71g). Hoplite running left, holding spear and shield / Youth on forepart of horse right, within dotted square. VF, toned. Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 32 - Valerian I784 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. Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol782 viewsca 500-460 BC. AR Obol (0.60g). Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Turtle in incuse dotted square. Darkly toned, VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B17782 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10.8mm). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; small square punch behind. EF, very rare. Methymna (BC 440-400) Drachm781 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Drachm (3.14g, 12h). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Kantharos; M-A-Θ around; all in pelleted square within shallow incuse square. Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Rare and exceptional for type. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16777 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.53g, 6h). Head of ram right; below, cockerel standing left / Incuse head of roaring lion left. Near EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90776 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 12h, 9mm). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Facing large bald head of satyr with small ‘ears’ and close cropped beard and moustache, all within linear square. Good VF. Carr coll. There are seven general reverse varieties/types for Bodenstedt 90. This is the first known from an auction of what we can call "type 7."1 comments Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B56775 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Cow's head right in incuse square. VF. Methymna (BC 330-240) Triobol775 viewsca 350/330-250/240 BC. AR Triobol (2.82g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Lyre, B to right, all within dotted square border. Nicely toned. Minor scratches, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Kokoschka Coll. (Lockett IV, Glendining & Co. (2/1961), 2252), and Pozzi Coll. (Naville I (3/1921), 2342. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B38772 viewsca 460-440 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g). Head of Silenos in three-quarter view, looking left / Head of roaring lion facing right in square frame, the whole in incuse square. Good VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B72770 viewsca 360-340 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Head of Athena facing right, wearing Attic helmet, the side-flap turned up / Lion-scalp facing in thin square frame, all in incuse square. Good VF/VF. Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater755 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Triobol (2.76g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MYTI, Kithara within linear square. Toned VF. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Hemiobol753 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.31g). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡ, murex shell within incuse square. Unpublished?2 comments Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B55 var751 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Two confronting female faces overlapping; all within incuse square. Good VF. This is an unrecorded variety of Bodenstedt 55 with the head of Athena similar to an unknown type - Coin ID #11287, which was a coin sold at the Gemini Auc. IX (1/2012), lot 111.1 comments Methymna (BC 500-450) Stater748 viewsca 480 BC. AR Stater (8.21g). Boar standing right, head lowered / ΜΑΘVΜΝΑΙ-ΟΣ, helmeted head of Athena righ, dotted square border; all within an incuse square. VF, porous. Rare. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B43748 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. Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol743 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Diobol (1.35g). Facing head of Gorgoneion, tongue protruding / Head of Athena? left, wearing Corinthian helmet, within dotted incuse square. Toned, gVF/EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B96737 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear square. Good VF, a little off center. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B02736 viewsbefore 522 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Forepart of bull left / Incuse lion's head right. VF/EF. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B74734 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane decorated with palmettes / Head of an African right, wearing stephane, within linear square. Good VF, nicely centered. Very rare; only one coin with this die combination recorded by Bodenstedt. Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol734 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.24g, 6mm). Head of Selinos facing / Quadratum incusum. Very rare. Very fine. Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol732 viewsMethymna(?). ca 550/30-450/40 BC. AR Tritartemorion (6mm, 0.24g). Facing head of Silenos / Incuse square. VF, toned. Rare. Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol731 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.37g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MYTI, female head right. EF. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54728 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 3h). Head of Aktaeon right, wearing stag's horn / Gorgoneion in linear square within incuse square. Good VF. Herman Coll.; Ex Elsen 71 (9/2002), lot 214. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45722 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 7h), struck circa 430 BC. Head of nymph (Europa?) three-quarter facing and turned slightly right, wearing taenia / Two boars' heads confronting each other. Very rare. Minor scratches on rev, otherwise aEF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B12 var721 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Head of roaring lion facing left / Incuse head of calf facing left; rectangular punch behind. EF. This is an unrecorded variant of Bodenstedt 12 with the lion facing left instead of right. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B61719 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 6h). Head of Io facing, turned slightly right / Head and neck of bull right within linear square. Very rare. Rusty obverse die, aEF. Methymna (BC 200-30) AE 17716 views2nd-1st century BC. AE17 (3.31g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Korinthian helmet / Îœ-Α/Θ-Y, kantharos. Dark olive-green patina, aEF. Rare. Joy coll. Nesos (BC 350-300) Hemidrachm715 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / NACI, panther walking right, head turned back, palm-tree before, stalk of barley in exergue. gVF. Extremely rare. Antissa (BC 400-300) Obol715 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.71g, 6h). Youthful male head (apparently a sub-Saharan African) / Club, shown vertically with head below, dividing Α-Ν; all within lozenge-shaped incuse. Apparently unpublished and unknown. A fascinating and intriguing coin, toned and clear as found. VF. Acquired in Munich in the late 1990s or early 2000s as "vermutlich Ainos." There are quite a number of ancient coins that have clear types and easily decipherable legends, yet they still remain uncertain in their attribution. This piece was long thought to be from Ainos, probably because of its lozenge-shaped incuse and the supposed Α - - Ν legend could be paralleled by the early silver diobols of Ainos (May 22 ff.). The fact that those coins clearly have the legend Α-Ι, rather than Α-Ν on the present piece, was explained by viewing the club as being a large Ι: this does seem to be reaching a bit! The possible attribution to Antissa, a town on Lesbos, has more to recommend itself. There are a number of late 4th/3rd century AE coins from Antissa (probably chalkoi - as Waddington 635), which have the same reverse type and legend. In addition, early 5th century billon obols, commonly attributed to Mytilene, bear the head of a young African male on their obverses: yet one, as Traité 2, I, 599 and pl. xv, 9, has a clear Α on the reverse (in a lozenge-shaped incuse), thus suggesting the series was minted in Antissa too. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B46 712 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Female head right, wearing sakkos / Two herms (?) facing, one male, one female, within linear border; all within shallow incuse square. The male herm with an exaggerated erect phallus. Good VF. Carr coll. Six examples known to Bodenstedt. This appears to be only the second example offered at electronic auction or sale. The dies for this coin are unrecorded in Bodenstedt, but the same as the other example offered at electronic auction (Roma Numismatics 7 (3/2014), lot 611).1 comments Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B35 709 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.47g, 9mm, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Confronting calf’s heads and ΛΕ above, all within incuse square. Near VF. Carr coll. Ex Naville 9, lot 72 (9/2014). Bodenstedt notes two varieties of the reverse - one with the letters ΛΕ above the confronting calf’s heads and one without. Of the 24 examples noted by Bodenstedt, only 4 are with ΛΕ. The letters ΛΕ denote the coin is from the island of Lesbos. There are 5 different electrum coin emissions of Mytilene that include the letters ΛΕ - B14, B20, B23, B28 and B35. 1 comments Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B67707 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 11mm). Head of Zeus Ammon right / Female head right, wearing stephane, within linear square. VF. Nesos (BC 350-300) AE 9705 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE9 (0.63g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΝΑΣΙ, panther crouching left, head reverted, astragalos below. VF, glossy, dark grayish green patina. Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol703 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.37g, 7mm). Turtle / Wreath. Very rare. Porous, good fine. Methymna (BC 330-280) AE 17 - Koinon of Lesbos701 viewsca 4th century BC. AE17 (3.67g). Female head right, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace / ΑΙΟΛΕ, thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below. Good VF, dark green patina. Freedman Coll. Mytilene (BC 250-200) AE 18700 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE18 (4.50g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, kithara, monograms on either side. Dark olive-green patina, aEF. Gutknecht coll. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B44695 viewsca 430 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Bull's head left; M above; all within quadratum incusum. Extremely rare, probably the 8th specimen known. Large flan. About extremely fine. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B34695 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.52g, 3h). Bearded head of Silenos facing slightly right / Incuse head of roaring lion left. EF, toned. Exceptional. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-695 viewsca 378-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm). Female head (Leda?) right, hair rolled behind / Head of Nike right, hair bound with a taenia, [N]-I/K-A, all within linear square. VF. Carr coll. Ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 22 (2008), lot 928 (Schulte coll.); ex Karl coll.; ex Münzen and Medaillen Deutschland, Auc. 9 (2001), lot 254. Only 3 examples known of this type. Obverse of all examples is die match with Bodenstedt 82 that he described as head of Leda. The obverse die for Bodenstedt 82 has a reverse of a swan and is only known by 2 specimens. The reverse of this coin is Nike. The inscription is not complete on any of the 3 examples known, but it is clear that the letters are N-I/K-A. Silvia Hurter, in her article on this specific example, notes that the inscription makes it clear that the reverse is Nike and it can be inferred that this coin was struck to commemorate a victory, but which is uncertain (see Die Nike von Mytilene: Eine anonyme Siegespragung, SM 202, June 2001, pp. 21-22). Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 9693 views3rd century BC. AE9 (1.06g). Bull standing right, head turned left / A-N, club. Unique? Joy coll. Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol692 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.37g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Land turtle in circle incuse. Dark toning, VF. Very rare. Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol691 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Obol (0.51g) Helmeted head of Athena right / Kantharos, Îœ-Θ-Α, within linear incuse circle. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B53.2691 viewsca 370 BC EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm, 6h). Facing gorgoneion / Incuse head of lynx facing. EF 2 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 4th additional example offered at auction. Nesos (BC 320-250) AE 13688 views4th-3rd century BC. AE13 (2.10g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΝΑΣΙ, dolphin right, chelys below. Dark green patina, F. Very rare. Joy coll.; ex Lindgren coll. Nesos (300-200) AE 19688 viewsca 3rd century BC. AE19 (6.95g). Laureate head of Apollo right / [ΝΑΣΙ], dolphin right, palm branch below. Olive-green patina, VF. Very rare. Joy coll.; ex Lindgren coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B84687 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 11mm). Head of nymph facing right, hair in sphendone / Amphora, two ivy leaves flanking; all within linear square border. VF. Rare. Mytilene (AD 136-138) AE 39 - Aelius682 viewsAelius, Caesar, died 138 AD. AE39 - Medallion (38.19g). ΛOVKIOC AIΛOIC KAICAP, head right / M[...]-NAION, Asclepius standing facing, head turned left, wearing himation, holding snake-entwined staff with his right hand. Unpublished (?). Excellent portrait. Dark brass tone. Slightly rough surface. VF. Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol682 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Kantharos, Îœ-Θ-Α, within linear incuse circle. VF, porous. 513 coins on 6 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6