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Coin ID #11681

Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B55

ca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g, 11mm). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Two overlapping female heads facing each other, hair in archaic braids all within incuse square. Obverse nicely centered on flan, good VF. Carr coll.

Eight examples known to Bodenstedt. This is the fifth further example to appear at auction. The reverse is an amazing picture puzzle. Examining the reverse of B55 emissions, one can note two different types: one type has an overlap of the heads such that an optical illusions is created where they appear to have a common eye; the other type, each head retains a distinct eye in profile. The overlap of the heads is a reverse that also appears on a later emission, B62 - part of a different series for Bodenstedt.

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Filename:image00185.jpg
City/Mint name:Mytilene EL
Keywords:electrum / classical
References:Bodenstedt 55
Valuation:G&N Pecunem 19 (7/2014), lot 185 [EUR 775 ($1,053) + comm]
Photo courtesy of:Gitbud & Naumann - www.gitbud-naumann.de
Filesize:198 KiB
Date added:Jul 07, 2014
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