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Coin ID #11309

Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B85 Fourrée

ca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.17g, 12h, 10mm). Young male head right, wearing tainia with frontal horn / Female head right, hair in sphendone, within linear square. Good VF. Carr coll.

Fourrées of Mytilene electrum coinage are rare as it appears that the penalty of forgery was death. This is a well preserved fourrée with the plating broken in several places but the overall appearance is still that of an electrum coin. The weight, as well as the broken plating, reveal the coin to be a fourrée.

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Filename:3220249-1.jpg
City/Mint name:Mytilene EL
Keywords:electrum / classical
References:Bodenstedt 85
Valuation:CNG Auc. 322 (3/2014), lot 73 ($240 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:190 KiB
Date added:May 29, 2014
Dimensions:800 x 426 pixels
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