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Home > Lesbos Most viewed - Lesbos Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 33 - Valerian I682 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE33 (19.23g, 12h). Bal(...) Aristomachus, strategus. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with aegis / Artemis, drawing bow from quiver and holding bow, standing right in biga drawn by stags. Good VF, tan patina. Very rare. From Group CEM. Ex CNG XXX (6/1994), lot 474. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B02681 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 11h). Forepart of a bull left, beaded wreath decorating the truncation / Incuse lion’s head with open jaws right; irregular incuse rectangle behind. Very rare. Lightly toned. Extremely fine. Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol679 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g). Head of Nymph right, wearing sakkos and earring / ΜΑΘ, hen standing right within dotted incuse square. Rare. VF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B06678 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.573g). Galloping boar left / Incuse lions head with gaping jaws, left. EF. Three known to Bodenstedt, no examples appear to have been sold at auction. Mytilene (BC 400-350) AE 8677 viewsca 400-350 BC. AE8 (0.62g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of bull right, MY above. aVF. Rare. Joy coll. Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol677 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Tritartemorion (5mm, 0.22g). Facing head of satyr / Incuse square punch. EF, lightly toned, minor porosity. 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 454-427) EL Hekte - B58674 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 7h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Hen walking right in linear square within incuse square. Fine. Very rare, only five examples noted by Bodenstedt. Pordosilene (AD 193-211) AE 16 - Septimius Severus673 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE16 (2.36g). ΑΥ ΚΛ CΕΠ CΕΟΥ-ΗΡΟC ΠΕΡΤΙ, laureate head right / ΠΩΡΟCΕΛ-ΗΝΕΙΤΩΝ, Askelpios in himation standing facing, head turned right, holding snake staff in right hand. Green patina, gF. Very rare. Joy coll.; ex CNG 51 (1999), 876. Mytilene (AD 17-42) AE - Julia Livilla670 viewsJulia Livilla, under Caligula. AE (4.66g) IOYΛIAN NEAN ΓEPMANIKOY/ M –Y / T- I, draped bust of Julia Livilla to left / (Γ K)AICAPA CEBACTON / (M) – Y / (T) – I Caligula standing facing, holding patera in right hand. Extremely rare. About very fine-almost very fine. Ex Herzfelder Coll. Caligula’s youngest sister. She and her sister Agrippina Jr. were exiled to the Pontian Islands for allegedly plotting against Caligula. Claudius recalled both sisters after his ascension to the throne and even married Agrippina Jr. Julia Livilla, however, was soon returned to her exile and executed in 42 in a sham trial at which she could not even defend herself. Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol670 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g, 6mm). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bunch of grapes within incuse linear circle. Mytilene (BC 250-200) AE 18669 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE18 (5.48g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, kithara, monograms on either side. Fine green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Nesos (BC 350-300) AE 9667 viewsca 350-300 BC. AE9 (0.72g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΝΑΣ[Ι], panther crouching left, head reverted, astragalos below. VF, green patina. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B50667 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.6g, 2h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Heads of two confronted bulls within incuse square. Rare. EF. Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater666 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Triobol (2.75g). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY/T-I, lyre. gVF. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B10663 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10.5mm, 2.57g, 12h). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind. EF, toned. Well centered. Very rare. Cooke coll. Mytilene (BC 200-0) AE 16662 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE16 (3.08g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / MYTI, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing on round basis facing; thyrsos and snake staff to left, monogram to right. Green patina, weak rev, gVF/F. Rare variant. Gutknecht coll. Eresos (BC 100-0) AE 16662 views1st century BC. AE16 - Dichalkon (2.00g, 1h). Gorgoneion facing / [ЄP]ЄCI ΩN, winged kerykeion. VF, green patina. Perhaps the second known, and the only in private hands (von Aulock specimen now in British Museum). Ralli-Photopoulou and Lagos suggest the possibility that the obverse might represent Hermes, given the kerykeion (caduceus) on the reverse. Eresos (BC 300-200) AE 18660 views3rd cent BC. AE18 (5.03g). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / ΕΡΕΣΙ, corn-ear, kerykeion in field to right. Dark green patina, oval flan, F. Very rare. Joy coll.; ex Lindgren coll. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B19.1656 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm, 12h). Facing head of grimacing Gorgon, tongue protruding (no small row of top teeth) / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress; truncation with two rows of dots, rectangular punch behind neck; the whole in incuse. EF. Carr coll. Obverse and reverse die unknown to Bodenstedt and no match with examples that have come to auction thus far. 34 examples known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 60th example offered at electronic auction or sale. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B30654 viewsca 463 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Incuse head of facing lion. EF. Very rare. Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol653 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Diobol (1.36g). Facing head of Gorgon, tongue protruding, hair on forehead dotted / Bearded male head right, hair long at back, in Corinthian helmet, within dotted square border in shallow incuse. Apparently an unpublished reverse die, heavy dark patina, some surface corrosion but without wear, extremely rare. Eresos (BC 200-100) AE 17653 views3rd-2nd cent BC. AE17 (4.10g). Ε-Ρ/Ε-Σ, head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Figure in short chiton standing right. Thick olive-green patina, gVF/F. Unpublished? Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B23653 viewsca 470 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Forepart of a bridled horse right, wearing necklace of large beads and with ornamented truncation, ΛΕ below / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress and with neck ornamented with small squares; all in incuse. Ex Gemini IX, lot 108; Ex Zuzim; Ex Kunker 243, lot 4633 (11/2013). Carr coll. This obverse is one of the very few produced at Mytilene that bears the initial letters of the island Lesbos. At time of auction only one other known outside Bodenstedt. Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol649 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Obol (0.50g) Helmeted head of Athena right / Kantharos, Μ-Θ-Α, within linear incuse circle. Methymna (AD 222-235) AE 33 - Julia Mamaea648 viewsJulia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235 AD. AE33 (20.98g). Draped bust right / Athena standing right, holding spear and shield, facing Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, panther at his feet left. VF, green patina under thick earthen encrustation. Apparently unpublished. Rare city. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B85647 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 7h). Young male head right, horned, wearing taenia (Pan?) / Female head right, hair in sphendone. gVF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B86647 viewsca 377 - 326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 6h, 11mm). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Head of Hermes right, chlamys around shoulders and petasos behind neck, within linear frame. Good VF. Carr coll. The petasos, a wide-brimmed hat, is often identified with Hermes. Bodenstedt (p. 267) detects the work of this master engraver also on dies of Rhodes (SNR 51 [1972], pl. 6, 70) and perhaps Klazomenai (SNR 45 [1966], pl. I-II). Forty-one examples are recorded in Bodenstedt and a further forty-one examples have appeared in auction. Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol 642 viewsca 385-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.23g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Grape cluster. Porous, very fine. Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol640 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.31g). Facing gorgoneion / Bearded male head right, wearing Corinthian helmet, in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Ex Herman Coll. (CNG 73 (9/2006), lot 309); ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (5/2005), lot 203. Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B53.2639 viewsca 477-455? BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.48g). Gorgoneion facing / Incuse head of lynx facing. VF/EF. Extremely rare. Methymna (BC 330) AE 11638 viewsafter 330 BC. AE11 (1.48g). Head of Athena left / ΜΑΘY, 4-string lyre; helmet to left. Black patina, good VF. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B65637 viewsca 400 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 6h). Head of Ares right, wearing crested helmet adorned with griffin / Head of Amazon right, wearing Thracian leather headgear, within linear square. aEF. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B64637 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm). Laureate head of young Apollo 3⁄4 facing / Head of an Amazon in Thracian leather helmet with cheek guards to right. gVF. Bodenstedt records four examples of this type - one of which is this coin. A further five examples have appeared in auction. Ex Coll. James et Sneja Velkov, Auc. Jean Vinchon, Paris. 24 (11/1994), lot 138. Ex Bank Leu Auc. 7 (5/1973), lot 220. The cataloguer of this coin at auction remarks that the obverse is a stylistic copy of the early tetradrachms of Amphipolis. See Kurt Regling, ZfN 33 (1922), p. 48, Anm. 2 and p. 60. Pordosilene (BC 400) Hemiobol 636 viewsca 450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.45g). Bearded head of Silenos right / Π-O-P, dolphin within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B70634 viewsca 396 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head right with long hair, in square incuse with linear square border. A scarce type. Very fine/good fine Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B52 630 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm). Young male head facing right, wearing knotted taenia with lotus-like ornament above the forehead / Wreathed male head (in archaic style) facing right, wearing long beard, within incuse square. gVF, one of the best examples known, with reverse in much better condition than usual for this emission. Carr coll. Bodenstedt notes 29 examples of this emission. A further 30 examples have appeared at auction, this being the 30th.1 comments Mytilene (BC 350-280) AE 14626 viewsa 350-280 BC. AE14 (1.80g). Head of Sappho right, hair in artful bind / M-Y/T-I, chelys; ΠA monogram to left, head of eagle (facing left) to right. Dark olive-green patina, weak strike, gVF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B76624 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 9h). Wreathed and bearded head of Dionysos right, of archaizing style / Head of Kalathiskos-dance performer in linear square within incuse square. VF. Very rare, only one die pairing known for this emission. Pordosilene (BC 400) Hemiobol 624 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.49g, 3h). Bearded head of Silenos right / Dolphin transversely downward to right in incuse square. VF, toned, porous. Very rare. Methymna (BC 330-280) AE 10 - Koinon of Lesbos623 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, 330-280 BC. AE10 (1.24g). Female head right, wearing stephane, earring and necklace (Hera?) / ΑΙΟΛΕ, thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare. For attribution to Methymna, see B. L. Robert, Etudes de numismatique grecque (1951), 92ff. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B67623 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.46g, 2h). Head of Zeus Ammon right / Female head right wearing stephane within incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Very rare, only 5 examples known to Bodenstedt, this die pairing unpublished. Ex CNG 61 (9/2002), lot 667. Eresos (BC 300-200) AE 12621 views3rd cent BC. AE12 (1.86g). Corn-ear / ΕΡΕΣ, kerykeion, monogram. good F. Unique? Joy coll. Eresos (BC 300-200) AE 9617 views3rd cent BC. AE9 (0.59g). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos / ΕΡΕΣΙ, corn-ear, bee in field to left. VF. Extremely rare. Joy coll. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B21617 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 4h, 10mm). Head of ram left; below, cock right / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rectangular punch behind. VF. Bodenstedt records eight examples of this type. A further eleven examples have appeared in auction. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B52616 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.51g, 3h). Diademed youthful male head right / Wreathed bearded male head right within incuse square. Good VF, light scratch on obverse. Methymna (BC 400-360) Silenos - Obol615 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (6mm, 0.34g, 6h). Facing head of Silenos / Tortoise in linear circle within shallow incuse circle. Near VF, some encrustation. Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol 615 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.27g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Grape bunch within linear circle. Good VF, lightly toned. Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol614 viewsca 500-450 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.51g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Turtle in incuse dotted square. Good VF, light porosity. Very rare, and unpublished in the standard refrences. Methymna (BC 330-280) AE 16 - Koinon of Lesbos613 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, 330-280 BC. AE16 (3.40g). Female head right, wearing stephane, earring and necklace (Hera?) / ΑΙΟΛΕ, thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below. Dark green patina, VF. Very rare. Joy coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B84613 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Head of nymph facing right. The hair above the forehead in a sphendone. Front of the ear, a spiral curl / Amphora with volute handles. EF. One known to Bodenstedt, one further example has been sold at auction – this coin. Mytilene (BC 400-350) AE 9609 viewsca 400-350 BC. AE9 (0.63g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of bull right, MY above, kerykeion (caduceus) to left. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Nesos (BC 350-300) AE 9604 viewsca 4th century BC. AE9 (0.7g). Laureate head of Apollo right / ΝΑΣΙ, panther crouching left, head reverted, kerykeion (caduceus) to left. VF. Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 11604 views4th-3rd century BC. AE11 (1.25g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / A - N, club. gVF. Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol603 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol. Laureate head of Apollo right / Calf's head right, M-YTI, within shallow incuse square. aVF. Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 41 - Valerian I603 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE41 - Medallion (42.40g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Askelepios seated left, holding patera, snake before. Reverse similar to type commemorating plague which ravaged the empire near the end of Valerian's life. Very Rare. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B04602 viewsca 515 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Forepart of bull running left / Incuse head of roaring lion left, behind neck truncation incuse rectangle with uneven surface. Perfectly centered. Extremely fine. Mytilene (AD 139-161) AE 24 - Sextus Nicomachus & Flavia Nicomachis601 viewsSextus Nicomachus and Flavia Nicomachis, ca AD 139-161. AE24 (5.36g, 6h). CEΞCTON HPΩA, draped bust of Sextus right / ΦΛA NEIKO-MACIC MVTIΛH, draped bust of Flavia Nichomachis right. VF, brown surfaces. Very rare. Mytilene issued a rare series of bronzes honoring several distinguished local citizens. While another shows Julia Procula (see CNG 72, lot 1161), probably the mother of Flavia Nicomachis, this coin depicts Flavia Nicomachis herself, as well as her father Sextus Nicomachus. An inscription from Mytilene, naming both Procula and Nicomachis, lists them as benefactors of the city. Based on the portrait styles of these individuals, this coin is dated to the reign of Antoninus Pius. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45a599 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10.5mm, 4h). Head of nymph three-quarter facing and turned slightly right, wearing taenia bound at back of head / Two boars' heads confronting each other, “A” between. nEF. Carr coll. It has been suggested that the obverse portrait is that of Sappho (see Coin ID #153) or Europa. Three examples noted by Bodenstedt, this appears to be only the eighth additional example offered at electronic auction. Of the total, four examples have the letter “A” between the heads.1 comments Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B55598 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 10mm, 2h). Head of Athena right, wearing corinthian helmet / Two overlapping female heads with archaic pigtails facing each other. Very rare. Very fine. Ex Gorny & Mosch Sale 200, #1719. Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 13597 viewsca 1st cent BC. AE13 (1.99g). Draped bust of Helios wearing radiate crown / M-Y/T-I, tripod. Green patina, VF. Rare. Joy coll.; ex Lindgren coll. Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B67597 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.45g, 11mm). Bearded head right of Zeus Ammon with ram's horn, two tendrils of hair curling back from crown of head / Diademed head right of female, hair rolled above nape of neck, within square incuse. VF. Carr coll. Five examples noted by Bodenstedt, this appears to be only the ninth additional example offered at electronic auction. Of the more than 5,000 different electrum issues of Mytilene documented by the owner of this coin, this is the first ‘kidney-shaped’ flan noted. The obverse and reverse are a die match for Goldberg Auc. 70 (9/2012), lot 3118 and Pecunem Auc. 15 (4/2014), Lot 198. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54596 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Head of Aktaeon right, with stag's horn / Gorgoneion, within linear square. VF. Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol596 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.44g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair rolled, MYTI to right, amphora (?) to left. Dark tone, aVF. Ex Tinchant, April 1940. Mytilene (BC 200-0) AE 17595 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE17 (3.38g). Horned head of young Zeus Karneios right / M-Y/T-I, herm of Dionysos in himation standing facing on base; grape bunch to left. VF. Rare. Joy coll. Pordosilene (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm595 views4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 2.07g). Young male head right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, panther standing right, head facing; all within incuse square. VF. Very rare. Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol594 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.52g). Helmeted head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / Turtle in incuse dotted square. VF. Very rare. Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Hemiobol593 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (?) (0.21g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Bunch of grapes, crescent in right field, within dotted incuse square. VF, very rare. Unpublished? Methymna (BC 330-280) AE 16 - Koinon of Lesbos592 viewsKoinon of Lesbos, 330-280 BC. AE16 (4.21g). Female head right, wearing stephane, earring and necklace (Hera?) / ΑΙΟΛΕ, thunderbolt, bunch of grapes below. Dark green patina, flan flaw on rev., porosity, aVF. Very rare. Joy coll. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B19592 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 11mm). Facing gorgoneion, tongue protruding / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. EF. Mytilene (BC 440-400) Hemidrachm591 viewsca 4th-3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.9g, 12mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / MYTI, bull's head slightly right within incuse square. gVF. Pordosilene (BC 400) AE 8590 viewsca 400 BC. AE8 (0.6g). Bearded head of Silenos right / Dolphin right, ΠΟΡ below. aVF. Mytilene (BC 450) EL Hekte - B-585 viewsca 450 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Helmeted head of Athena / Two rams' heads opposed forehead to forehead, between them a palmette, all within incuse square. About EF. This coin is unknown to Bodenstedt and appears to be unique. The cataloguer of the Gemini sale suggests that the obverse appears to be from a die of trite size but is the same style as the Bodenstedt 55 variant on this website. The reverse appears to be a die match for Bodenstedt 57a. The trite size obverse die may provide evidence to the speculation that there were electrum coins of denominations between Hektes and Staters.1 comments Mytilene (BC 400-350) AE 8584 viewsca 400-350 BC. AE8 (0.58g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of calf right, MY to right. aVF. Rare. Joy coll. Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 19584 viewsca 1st century BC. AE19 (4.21g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / M-Y/T-I, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing facing on prow of ship; grape bunch and ? to left, grape bunch on vine and ? to right. F. Rare. Joy coll. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B01584 viewsca 521-578 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Forepart of a bull left, M to left / Incuse head of roaring lion left. Good VF. Rare. Mytilene (BC 530-522) EL 1/48 Stater - BE2584 viewsca 522 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.30g, 5mm). Calf head facing right / Incuse square punch. VF. Carr coll. One example noted by Bodenstedt, this appears to be only the fifth additional example offered at electronic auction. Obverse die match with Bod Tafel 50 E2 a/-.1 comments Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B16 var582 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 11h). Ram’s head, facing left; below, cock running right / Incuse lion’s head facing right. F. This is a variant of Bodenstedt 16 in as much as the ram’s head faces left instead of right. Possibly unique as it is the only one to appear at auction and no other example appears in standard references. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL 1/12 Stater - B-582 viewsca 530-522 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.25g, 9.4mm). Forepart of winged boar, right / Incuse head of man-headed bull / river god, left. Obverse struck from rusty die, otherwise gVF. Carr coll. The cataloguer at CNG described this coin as “Unpublished. Unique, and this issue is unknown in any other denomination.” A fascinating and important coin, as it confirms that a fraction, in addition to Hekte, was issued by Mytilene. Bodenstedt suggested a series of fractional emissions could be attributed to Mytilene - these have a calf head facing right on the obverse and incuse square on the reverse. This attribution is disputed by many scholars (see Coin ID #12959). In this context, this new fraction is of significant interest.1 comments Methymna (BC 330) AE 10579 viewsafter 330 BC. AE10 (1.3g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, 4-string lyre. aEF. Rare. Methymna (BC 330) AE578 viewsafter 330 BC. AE (0.73g). Head of Athena left / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, 4-string lyre. Black patina, VF. Very rare. Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 577 viewsca 2nd-1st century BC. AE (6.29g). Bearded and horned head of Zeus Ammon right / M-Y/T-I, herm of bearded Dionysos in himation standing facing on prow of ship; grape bunch to left, apluster to right. Brown patina, EF. Rare. Methymna (BC 200-30) AE 15574 views2nd-1st century BC. (15mm, 4.29g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Μ-Α/Θ-Y, kantharos; grape bunch to left. VF, dark green patina, light earthen deposits. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B47 574 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 10mm, 9h). Bearded head of Silenos right / Head of lion (or wolf?) facing within incuse square. gVF. This is only the fourth known example of this emission, two of which are noted in Bodenstedt. The reverse is a die match with a reverse die used for an emission of B48 (CNG 85, 411). Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol570 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29g). Head of Nymph left, wearing sakkos and earring / Hen standing right, crescent above, within dotted incuse square. Rare. VF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B80570 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Female head right, hair in sakkos / Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, within linear square. Exceptionally well centred example, one of best known. gVF/EF. Carr coll. Six examples noted by Bodenstedt, this appears to be only the second additional example offered at electronic auction. Mytilene (BC 530-522) EL 1/12 Stater - BE2569 viewsca 530-522 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.15g). Calf head facing right / Incuse square. Good VF. One example known to Bodenstedt, two examples have since appeared at auction. Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 11568 viewsca 4th century BC. AE11 (1.33g, 10h). Head of Nymph Pyrrha left, wearing sphendone / Goat standing left, ΠΥΡ above. Methymna (BC 360-330) Hemiobol 567 viewsca 360-330 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.25g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Bunch of grapes within incuse linear circle. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B51567 viewsca 440 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of bearded satyr right within square incuse. aEF. Ex Gemini Auctions IX (1/2012), lot 112. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B-566 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Female head (Persephone and Hecate) right, wearing triangular earring, within linear square. gVF. Die rust on obverse die and die match for Coin ID# 13789. Carr coll. This coin is unknown to Bodenstedt, but is the third to appear at auction. One cataloguer thought it to be a “mule” of B100 and B99. However, the reverse is different to B99 with the female wearing triangular earrings. Noting a new emission is important as it adds two extra years to the period of the emissions of hektai from Mytilene. If the emissions did cease with Alexander, then each coin unknown to Bodenstedt supports the view that hektai were issued earlier than he suggests. There are 13 new emissions that have appeared at auction that were unknown to Bodenstedt at the time of his catalogue. Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol563 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (0.64g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Calf's head right, M-YTI, within shallow incuse square. VF. Rare. Mueller Coll. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B94563 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within linear square. VF. Methymna (BC 330-280) Tetrobol - Koinon of Lesbos562 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. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45561 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55g, 2h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Confronted boars’ heads within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Methymna (BC 440-400) Obol558 viewsca 420-377 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.48g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Kantharos; M above, two ivy leaves at sides. VF, a little porous. Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B19.2556 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm, 6h). Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Incuse head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress; small incuse square behind, incuse club below. 2 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 1st offered at auction. Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B41553 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 11mm, 1h). Forepart of boar right / Head of lion right within linear square. EF. 32 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 56th additional offered at auction. Mytilene (BC 350-250) 1/4 Stater549 viewsca 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.77g, 14mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / M-Y/T-I, lyre within linear border. gVF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B92548 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 11mm). Bust of Maenad, hair in sphendone, right / Torch in linear square. EF. Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B- (B100/-)548 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm). Laureate head of Apollo right. / Female head (Persephone and Hecate) right, wearing triangular earring, all within linear square border. VF. Carr coll. This coin is the second known of this type (the first was in Heritage Auc. 3046 (4/2016), lot 29113). These two hybrids appear to share the same reverse die, but the obverse is different. This coin appears to be a combination of B100 and a reverse unknown to Bodenstedt. However, the reverse is a die match with Coin ID #12999. The cataloguer of the Heritage example thought the reverse was B99. However, the reverse is different than B99 with the female wearing triangular earrings. 513 coins on 6 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6