Hekte

Features

Issuer	Mytilene (Lesbos)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	521 BC - 478 BC
Value	Hekte (⅙)
Currency	Phocaean stater
Composition	Electrum
Weight	2.57 g
Diameter	10 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 178684
References	Bodenstedt# 7 Friedrich Bodenstedt; 1981. Die Elektronmünzen von Phokaia und Mytilene. Ernst Wasmuth, Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. , SNG Copenhagen# 302 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , HGC 6# 931 Oliver D. Hoover; 2010. Handbook of Coins of the Islands / Volume 6: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian Seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus) : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , BMC Greek# 24 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Rosen# 552 Nancy M. Waggoner; 1983. Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , de Luynes# 2543-2544 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Traité II# 2134 Ernest Babelon; 1910. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.2. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de l'empire des Perses Achéménides, de l'orient sémitique et de l'Asie-mineure aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , Pozzi# 2319 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Head of roaring lion right.

Reverse

Incuse head of rooster left.

Mint

Mytilene, Lesbos, modern-day Mytilene, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (521 BC - 478 BC)							$ 1900	$ 3300

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de Luynes 2543

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 133 Lot 114	21 Nov 2022	XF	USD 3160.40 (CHF 2500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 195 Lot 219	7 Mar 2011	XF	USD 4178.48 (EUR 3600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	CNG Electronic Auction 606 Lot 106	18 Mar 2026	VF	USD 1500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XXVII Lot 244	9 Jan 2024	VF	USD 2250.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.