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Hekte

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Issuer Mytilene (Lesbos)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 454 BC - 427 BC
Value Hekte (⅙)
Currency Phocaean stater
Composition Electrum
Weight 2.47 g
Diameter 10 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, Incuse
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
556766
References Bodenstedt# 62
Friedrich Bodenstedt; 1981. Die Elektronmünzen von Phokaia und Mytilene. Ernst Wasmuth, Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Obverse

Female head facing slightly to right.

Reverse

Two confronted female heads, their faces overlapping, within incuse square.

Mint

Mytilene, Lesbos, modern-day Mytilene, Greece

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Hekte
Leu Numismatik
Web Auction 10
Lot 379
Internet Archive
7 Dec 2019 F USD 821.48
(CHF 650.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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