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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol380 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.59g). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Facing head of panther within incuse square. Unpublished?
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Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 10377 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (1.2g). Head of Nymph Pyrrha left, wearing sphendone / ΠΥΡ, goat standing left, shell to left. Very rare. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Obol377 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Obol (0.60g, 8mm). Lyre / MYT, lyre within linear square border. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B73377 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 11mm, 6h). Head of Athena, right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane, within square incuse. aEF. Carr coll.
34 examples noted by Bodenstedt. This appears to be the 56th additional example offered at electronic auction. Most examples of this emission are worn or poorly struck. This example is arguably one of the best known - being well centered, sharply struck and, because of the shape of the flan, the obverse displays waves of hair falling below the neckline normally absent on other examples. There are a variety of decorations that appear on the helmet of the obverse. The obverse (and reverse) is a die match for Lanz Auc. 148 (1/2010), lot 39.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B90 type 1 375 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 10mm, 1h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right/ Facing bald head with long tousled beard swept back, smooth forehead, long pointed (animal?) ears upward, all within linear square. gVF. Carr coll.
Bodenstedt notes 16 obverse and 25 reverse die varieties. His reverse dies can be simplified to small variations of 3 different head types and 4 “motifs†that may occur in the field. The 3 different head types are: small bald head with long tousled beard swept back, smooth forehead, long pointed ears upward; larger head, shaggy hair and close cropped beard and moustache, small ‘animal ears’, furrowed or smooth brow; as previous type but shaggy hair. The 4 “motifs†are additions in the field: ivy leaf, upper right and sometimes lower left corners; grapes, lower left corner – Bodenstedt makes a distinction on basis of a stem being present; 8-armed/beamed star top right corner; and, 8-armed/beamed star top left corner. (see Coin ID #11346)
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B38375 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.48g). Head of Silenos facing slightly left / Head of lion right within linear square border; within incuse square. gVF. Very rare.
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Mytilene (BC 530-522) EL 1/24 Stater - BE-374 viewsca 530-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.58g, 6mm). Calf head facing right / Incuse square. VF, toned. Carr coll.
Unknown to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the fifth example that has been offered at auction. This example shares the same die and punch as two other examples – CNG Auc. 88 (9/2011), lot 363 (Coin ID #8310); and CNG Auc. 97 (9/2014) lot 223. After Bodenstedt was published in 1981, some scholars have suggested this series of emissions appears to equate to a Lydo-Milesian standard, which may indicate it was minted in Ionia, perhaps during the Ionian Revolt - see Kayhan (2002), Plate 28 nos. 732-734 (also Coin ID #12749).
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B74373 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 4h, 9mm). Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane decorated with palmettes/ Head of an African right, wearing stephane, within linear square, in incuse square. Good VF/nVF. Carr coll.
In describing this type, some have suggested that the reverse is a caricature mask of Daktylen, or Telchin, as miner with leather apron (in front of the forehead or a leather cap). Idaic Dactyles were daemonic beings believed to be the first to discover and use metal. Allegedly they were from the Ida Mountains in Phrygia. It has been suggested that there is a correlation to the mythology of Central and Western Europe where dwarfs were also associated with mining and are to be noted in fairy tales such as that of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Fourteen examples are recorded in Bodenstedt and a further twenty examples have appeared in auction.
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Methymna (BC 440-400) Hemiobol372 viewsca 410-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g, 7mm). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet / Bunch of grapes within dotted incuse square. VF. Very rare.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B31369 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 1h, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Incuse head of Artemis (?) right wearing sphendone. About VF. Carr coll.
One known to Bodenstedt, one further example has been sold at auction – this coin.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) AE 9368 viewsca 450 BC. AE9 (0.6g). Female head right, hair in sakkos / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B21 var365 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10.5mm, 9h). Head of ram left; below, head of eagle facing right / Incuse head of bearded Herakles wearing lion’s skin headdress facing right. Good VF, toned.
This is a variant of the normal emission with an eagle’s head. This originally appeared in Elsen Auc. 111 (12/2011), lot 131, and appears to be the only example. It is unlisted in any of the standard texts except HGC 6, 947 var, this coin.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Hemiobol362 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (?) (0.21g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Grape bunch, crescent in right field, within dotted incuse square. VF, very rare, unpublished.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B94362 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 12mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within linear square. Good VF. Unusually large flan. Carr coll.
Sixteen examples are recorded in Bodenstedt and fourteen further examples have appeared in auction.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol360 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Diobol (1.48g, 12mm). Facing gorgoneion, tongue protruding / Helmeted head of Athena left in dotted square; all within incuse square. EF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 350-250) Stater359 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Stater (11.15g, 23mm, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Kithara with fillet attached, plectron to left, MY-T-I around; all within linear frame. Very Rare. Good Extremely Fine. Ex Peus 343 (4/1995), lot 140.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol357 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.26g, 12h). Female head right, hair bound in sakkos / Cock standing right within incuse square. VF, some porosity. Rare. Lee Coll.
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Mytilene (AD 253-260) AE 34 - Valerian I357 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE34 (18.79g, 12h). Aristomachus, strategos. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Dark patina, VF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B71356 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing satrapal headdress, within linear square within incuse square. VF.
Thirteen known to Bodenstedt, a further thirteen examples have been sold at auction.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol353 viewsa 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.25g). Head of nymph left, wearing sakkos and earring / Cock walking right, crescent above; within dotted square border within square incuse. VF. Rare.
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Mytilene (AD 138-192) AE 25 - Lesbonax 351 viewsLesbonax, period of the Antonines, 138-192 AD. AE25 (8.20g). ΛЄCBΩNAΞ HPOC NЄΩC, male bust right, beardless, wearing wreath of ivy-leaves and berries (Lesbonax in the character of Dionysos) / MVTIΛH NAIΩN, female figure (Demeter?), wearing chiton and peplos standing left, in her right vase left holds long scepter: before her lighted altar. Extremely rare. Good very fine.
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Eresos (BC 300-200) AE 13351 viewsca 300-167 BC. AE13 (2.45g). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / ΕΡΕΣΙ, laureate head of Apollo right. Extremely rare, aVF.
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Mytilene (BC 100-0) AE 20351 viewsca 200-0 BC. AE20 (6.11g). Laureate head of Zeus right / MY/TI within wreath. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B66350 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 10.5mm, 1h). Head of Ares facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin / Crested Corinthian helmet facing within a linear square within an incuse square. nEF and well centered. Carr coll.
This coin is one previously sold from the MM Collection Ex CNG Triton XIX (1/2016), lot 204. Bodenstedt notes 3 examples of this type and there have been another 7 from auctions including this coin.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL 1/24 Stater - B-350 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.62g, 7mm, 1h). Head of calf left / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind. Unpublished in the standard references. Near Mint State. An excessively rare denomination; one of just three known examples of this type. P.R. coll., United Kingdom.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B48348 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.59g, 11mm, 5h). Young female head to right, hair tied up with ribbon / Facing head of wolf (or lion) within incuse square. EF.
3 known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the 4th additional offered at auction.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B30345 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.45g, 5h, 11mm). Attic helmeted head of Athena right / Incuse head of facing lion. VF. Ex Velkov coll., Vinchon Auc. (Paris, 11/1994), lot 127. Carr coll.
Six examples of this coin type are recorded in Bodenstedt and eight further examples have appeared in auction.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B-344 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 9mm). Forepart of bull running right / Incuse head of roaring lion right, incuse punches behind. VF. Carr coll.
This emission is previously unknown. The combination of forepart of bull with incuse head of roaring lion are noted by Bodenstedt as M1, M2, M4 and M5. This coin has the obverse and reverse figures facing right - unknown to Bodenstedt and unpublished in other standard references. Currently there are no die matches for either obverse or reverse.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B32342 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte. Laureate head of Apollo facing left / Incuse female head, facing right wearing spendone. One known to Bodenstedt. A further example has yet to appear at auction.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B82341 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 10mm, 5h). Female head (possibly Leda) facing right / Swan standing right, head left, wing raised, within linear square in incuse square, VF/F. Carr coll.
Bodenstedt notes only one example. This is the third additional example known from auction. The other two sold at auction were NAC Auction O (2004), lot 1603 and Tkalec Auction (4/2007), lot 71. The obverse of all the examples have been struck from the same die. This obverse die was also used for an emission, unknown to Bodenstedt, that has Nike on the reverse – see Coin ID #11240 and Coin ID #12842. The reverse die used for this coin is different to what is the common die for the other three examples - the ‘underwing’ of the swan is more extensive and detailed.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol340 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.25g, 5h). Head of a nymph right, hair bound in sakkos / MAΘ, hen standing right. VF, spotty hoard patina. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B72340 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 10mm). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, the side-flap turned up / Lion-scalp facing in thin square frame, the whole in incuse square. Good VF. Carr coll.
Six known to Bodenstedt. A further seven examples have appeared at auction.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B80339 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Female head, facing right / Head of Athena with Corinthian helmet, facing right. aVF.
Six known to Bodenstedt, no examples appear to have been sold at auction.
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Pyrrha (BC 4th cent) AE 10338 viewsca 4th century BC. AE10 (1.07g). Head of Nymph Pyrrha left, wearing sphendone / ΠΥΡ, goat standing left. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B26336 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte. Forepart of a bull charging right / Incuse lion head, facing right. One known to Bodenstedt. A further example has yet to appear at auction.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Diobol333 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.30g). Facing gorgoneion / Helmeted head of Athena left in dotted square within incuse square. VF, porous. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) AE 9333 viewsca 440-400 BC. AE9 (0.7g). Female head right, hair in sakkos / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.
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Antissa (BC 300-200) AE 9333 viewsca 250-40 BC. AE9 (0.92g). Cow standing right, head left; star below / Club upward; A N on either side. gVF.
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Mytilene (AD 193-211) AE 45 - Septimius Severus333 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE45 - Medallion (54.14g). AY KAI A CЄΠCЄOYHPOC ΠЄPTINAΞ, laureate, cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis / ЄΠI CTPA APT ЄMΩNOC TOY CЄKOYN Emperor in military dress standing left, holding parazonium and sacrifing with a patera over lighted altar. Behind Nike holding palm and crowing him. In exergue, MYTIΛHNAIΩN. Extremely rare. Brown tone. gVF.
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Mytilene (BC 530-522) EL 1/48 Stater - BE2332 viewsca 530-522 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.31g). Calf head facing right / Incuse square. aEF.
One example known to Bodenstedt, this appears to be the only additional example that has been offered at auction.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol329 viewsca 350/30-250/40 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.40g, 7mm). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) AE 10327 viewsIonia, Uncertain, ca 4th century BC. AE10 (0.49g, 8-10mm). Female head right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.
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Eresos (BC 300-200) AE 9327 viewsca 300-167 BC. AE9 (0.80g). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos / ΕΡΕΣΙ, corn-ear, bee in field to left. VF. Extremely rare.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Triobol327 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Triobol (1.51g, 11mm). Helmeted head of Athena left / M - A, head of lion facing within pelleted border; all within incuse square. gVF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B28326 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.42g, 8h, 10mm). Head of lion right, ΛE below / Incuse head of bull right.
Four examples of this coin type are recorded in Bodenstedt, and nine further examples have appeared in auction with only four recording ΛE on the obverse. gVF. Carr coll.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Nymph - Hemiobol321 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.26g, 9h). Head of nymph left / Hen; crescent above; all within pelleted border within square incuse. Near VF, minor porosity. Rare. Alighieri Coll.
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Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol321 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Tritartemorion or Hemiobol(?) (6mm, 0.30g, 6h). Turtle / Wreath within incuse circle. VF, porous.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol319 viewsca 400 BC. AR Obol (0.32g, 7mm). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Land turtle in dotted square border within incuse square. VF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) AE 11317 viewsca 400 BC. AE11 (1.3g). Female head right / Head of bull left in incuse square. aEF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B64/65314 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.6g, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo facing 3/4 slightly right / Head of an Amazon in Thracian leather helmet with cheek guards to right, hair in sakkos. Carr coll.
The reverse appears to be that of Bodenstedt 65 ß. Thus this example could be a hybrid B64/65. On the other hand, this could be an example of a die break which links the reverses of B64 and B65.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol308 viewsca 500/480-450/40 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.47g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Sea turtle within linear border; all within incuse square. VF, light porosity. Extremely rare.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B47306 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.49g). Head of a bearded Silenos with animal ears and bald / Lion’s head with Knuur-gesture from the front. About VF.
Two known to Bodenstedt, one further example has been sold at auction – this coin.
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Mytilene (BC 377-326) EL Hekte - B89306 viewsca 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Wreathed head of Persephone right in linear square . Good VF.
Ten known to Bodenstedt, seven further examples have been sold at auction.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B39306 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 11mm). Bare male head right / Head of calf right within incuse square. Carr coll.
Eleven known to Bodenstedt. A further eighteen examples have appeared at auction.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B68305 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.44g). Female head facing right, wearing hair-net / Beardless head with grotesque features facing left, lamp at forehead, the hair covered by net; thin square frame, all in incuse square. aVF. Carr coll.
Bodenstedt interpreted the male head on the reverse as a Daktylos or Telchine, both from mythical bands of miners and blacksmiths, sometimes described as having a sinister character (a common feature of mythical blacksmiths - Hephaestus is the exception). It has been suggested that the object at the forehead is a miner's lamp. Six examples noted by Bodenstedt, this appears to be only the seventh additional example offered at electronic auction.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol304 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.51g, 8mm, 1h). Facing head of Silenos / Facing head of panther within incuse square. Good VF, toned, a bit porous. Very rare.
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Mytilene (AD 177-192) AE 42 - Commodus304 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE42 - Medallion (33.47g, 6h). Apelles II Menemachou, strategos. Struck circa 180-182 AD. ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙ Îœ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟС, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [ΕΠΙ СΤΡ ΑΠΕΛΛΟVС Î’ ΜΕÎΕΜΑΧΟV ÎœVΤΙΛΗÎΑΙΩÎ], Commodus, [holding palm frond], in quadriga left, [led by soldier to left holding signum]; in background above, trophy on base with two captives. Good Fine, dark green patina. Portrait defaced as an act of damnatio. Very rare, with RPC citing just six examples.
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Mytilene (BC 400-350) Diobol302 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Diobol (1.42g, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / MY, female head right; torch to right. gVF. Rare.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol302 viewsca 400-350 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.99g, 12h). Diademed head of Sappho(?) facing slightly left / M-YT, head of roaring lion left in incuse square. VF, a little porous. Extremely rare. Herman Coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 115 (3/2002), lot 1170.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B54300 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55g, 10h). Head of Aktaeon right, with stag's horn / Gorgoneion within linear square. Near VF.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B57299 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 5h, 10mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Confronted rams’ heads; floral symbol above; all within incuse square. VF/nVF. Carr coll.
Fourteen examples are recorded in Bodenstedt and a further twelve examples have appeared in auction.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B58299 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10.5mm, 4h). Laureate head of Apollo facing right / Rock partridge standing right in linear square, letter “F†in front, all within incuse square. gVF. Carr coll.
Bodenstedt notes 5 examples of this emission. A further 8 examples, including this one, have appeared at auction. A close examination of the examples that have appeared at auction reveals that 5 of the 8 are from the same reverse die, which shows deterioration and progression of a die crack. The sequence from no die crack is as follows: Roma Auc. X (4/2016), lot 370; CNG Auc. 102 (5/2016), lot 423 (this coin); CNG Auc, Triton XIX (1/2016), lot 198; CNG Auc. 69 (6/2005), lot 377 (Asia Minor Coins, Coin ID #1947); and CNG Auc. 384 (10/2016), lot 218. This group of 5 coins from the same reverse die also reveals what appears to be a letter “F†in front of the breast of the partridge. This letter is more distinct in in some coins than in others and has previously gone unrecorded in the descriptions of these coins.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Triobol 298 viewsca 450-406 BC. AR Triobol (1.4g, 11mm). Helmeted head of Athena right / M - A, head of panther facing within incuse square. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B56295 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of cow right within incuse square. Unusually good VF for type. Carr coll.
Twenty four known to Bodenstedt. A further thirty examples have appeared at auction.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol291 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.39g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. VF, a little porous. Alighieri Coll.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B55 var.291 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10.5mm, 5h). Head of Athena facing right, wearing Chalkidian helmet / Two confronting female heads in profile, their faces overlapping with common or ‘single eye’, hair in archaic braids, all within incuse square. VF and well centered. Carr coll.
This coin is appears to be a variant of B55 sharing the same reverse – see Coin ID #11681. The obverse is different - here Athena wears a Chalkidian helmet instead of Corinthian. CNG commented: “This helmet is thought to be a derivative of the Corinthian helmet, and became popular in the 5th–4th centuries BC. It was lighter than the Corinthian helmet and afforded its wearer better visibility and hearing while worn.†This emission is only the second known example, the other being sold at the NAC Auc. 78 (5/2014) lot 1471 which appears to be from the same dies (see Coin ID #11286). The obverse of this coin is similar to an unknown type - Coin ID #11287, which was a coin sold at the Gemini Auc. IX (1/2012), lot 111.
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Mytilene (AD 253-268) AE 33288 viewsTime of Valerian and Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE33 (16.66g). Homonoia with Pergamum. Turreted and draped bust of Tyche of Mytilene right / Tyche of Mytilene standing left, holdin Asklepios facing Tyche of Pergamum standing right, holding Artemis. Very rare. Attractive brown tone. gVF. Clain-Stefanelli coll.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Triobol285 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Diobol (11.5mm, 1.26g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Facing head of lion or panther in pelleted square within incuse square. Fine, toned, porous. Very rare.
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Antissa (BC 400-300) Obol284 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.55g). Laureate head of Apollo(?) right / A-N, club(?). VF.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B76280 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.4g, 11mm). Head of Dionysos facing right, wreathed and bearded with elegantly twirled moustache and finely engraved strands of hair, of archaizing style / Head of Kalathiskos-dance performer in linear square. This example, unusually gVF. Carr coll.
Five known to Bodenstedt, six others known of which this is the sixth. All examples of this type are from the same die pair.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Hemiobol279 viewsca 350/30-250/40 BC. AR Tritartemorion (7mm, 0.20g, 11h). Facing head of Silenos / Cock standing right within dotted square border within incuse square. Near VF. Extremely rare.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B12 var279 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm). Head of roaring lion left, variant with ‘sun’ and rays above eye / Incuse head of calf left; rectangular punch to right. EF. Carr coll.
19 examples known to Bodenstedt, this is the 106th example to have appeared at auction. The dies for this example are worn and otherwise unknown. This variant with a ‘sun’ and rays above the eye is similar to that on the Trites of Lydia. Some sources suggest that the lion was considered a personification of the sun as they were thought to be able to look directly at the sun.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B05271 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm). Bull running to right. Small head with a vertically positioned ear / Stocky lion roaring head, left, with gaping mouth. EF.
One example is recorded in Bodenstedt and a further one has appeared in auction.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol266 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.60g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. Near VF, some roughness and porosity.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol262 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.96g). Diademed head of Sappho(?) facing slightly left / MVTI, head of roaring lion left in incuse square. gVF. Very rare.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B59259 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.48g, 7h, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of a goat right. VF. Carr coll.
Eight known to Bodenstedt, seven others known of which this is the seventh.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B40257 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm). Male head right, wearing taenia / Corinthian helmet right; M before, all within linear square. Good VF. Carr coll.
Eight known to Bodenstedt. A further ten examples have appeared at auction.
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Methymna (BC 500-450) Obol256 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.47g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square. VF, a little porous. Very rare. Alighieri Coll.
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Mytilene (AD 253-268) AE 20253 viewsTime of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. AE20 (3.70g). Bearded head of Zeus Ammon right / MVTIΛHNAIΩN, facing herm of Dionysos on prow, with grape bunch. aVF.
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Methymna (BC 520-460) Hemiobol252 viewsca 500/480-460 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.33g). Facing head of Silenos / Quadripartite incuse square. EF.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Hemiobol251 viewsca 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.22g). Facing head of bearded Silenos / Bunch of grapes within dotted incuse square. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol251 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (9mm, 0.97g). Diademed head of Sappho(?) facing slightly left / MVTI, head of roaring lion left in incuse square. VF. Very rare.
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Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol250 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.26g). Turtle / Wreath in incuse circle. Near VF, toned, obverse off center. Lee Coll.
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Methymna (BC 440-379) Hemiobol243 viewsca 450/40-406/379 BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7mm, 0.35g). Turtle / Wreath in incuse circle. Near VF, dark hoard patina. Lee Coll.
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Methymna (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander241 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 (21.69g). Lollianos, strategos. AV K M AVP CЄ AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠCTP ΛOΛΛIANOV MHΘVMNAIΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Extremely rare. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B52 var.231 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.61g, 10.5mm, 10h). Young male head facing right, wearing taenia / In archaic style, wreathed male head facing right, wearing long beard slanted downwards, all within incuse square. Good VF. Carr coll.
This emission is a rarer issue of this type with a small head on the reverse. The identity of the individuals featured on this coin has been open to speculation. Some suggest the obverse male is a youthful river god. Some have suggested the male on the reverse is an older river god, others suggest it is Dionysos. Bodenstedt notes 29 examples of this general emission and within that only 4 of this variety. A further 81 examples have appeared at auction, this being the 81st and within that only 5 of this variety.
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Methymna (BC 27-14 AD) AE 18 - Augustus, Caius & Lucius231 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE18 (5.00g). Alexander, magistrate. CЄBACTOC, bare head of Augustus right; lituus to right / AΛЄΞANΔPOC MAΘVMNAIΩN, jugate bare heads of Caius and Lucius right. Extremely rare. aVF.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B51230 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo facing right / Bearded head of Silenos facing right, within incuse square. Good VF, well centred with reverse weakly struck as is usual for this emission. Carr coll.
A popular collectors' coin, Bodenstedt noting 9 examples. This is the 17th additional example to appear in auctions.
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Mytilene (BC 521-478) EL Hekte - B21 var230 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.50g, 10mm). Head of ram left, cock standing right, pecking at ground. Letter E (retrograde) below. / Incuse head of bearded Herakles wearing lion’s skin headdress facing right. VF. Carr coll.
This appears to be a ‘double variant’ emission. The coin is ‘clearly’ a hybrid of an obverse of Bodenstedt 21 (ram's head left with cock below) and the reverse of Bodenstedt 2, 15, 16, 20, or 26 (incuse lion's head right). There appear to be only 6 of this variant, this being the 6th. On the other hand, it is a variant in respect to the other 5 variant examples and the normal B21, as there is a letter “E†(retrograde) below the cock on the obverse. CNG Auc. 105, lot 238 (5/2017) is a similar coin, but it has an additional letter () below the cock. Hekte emissions of Mytilene that include the letters E are B14, B20, B23, B28, B35 and B-unknown CNG Triton XX (1/2017), lot 259 - these letters have been taken to denote the island of Lesbos. CNG suggest these B21 variants should be considered a new emission as, in addition to a different type combination, none have die matches with other dies.
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Methymna (BC 360-330) Obol230 viewsca 450-379 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.50g). Helmeted head of Athena right / M-A-Θ, kantharos within circular border, all within incuse circle.
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Mytilene (BC 412-378) EL Hekte - B61229 viewsca 412-378 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 10mm). Head of Io in three-quarter view right / Forepart of a cow facing right, all within incuse square. VF. Carr coll.
Bodenstedt notes 4 examples of this emission. A further 10 examples, including this one, have appeared at auction.
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Mytilene (BC 477-455) EL Hekte - B34227 viewsca 478-455 BC. EL Hekte (2.46g, 11mm). Bearded head of Silenos facing slightly right / Incuse head of roaring lion left. VF.
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Methymna (BC 450-400) Silenos - Obol223 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Obol (0.4g, 7mm). Head of bearded Silenos facing / Head of lion left within incuse square.
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Mytilene (BC 530-522) EL 1/12 Stater - BE2220 views600-550 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.16g, 6mm). Head of calf right / Incuse square punch. VF. Carr coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 191 (10/2010), lot 1521.
Bodenstedt noted a rare group of fractions having a calf head facing right on the obverse and incuse square punch on the reverse. He attributed this series to Mytilene. After Bodenstedt (1981) was published, some scholars suggested this series of emissions appears to equate to a Lydo-Milesian standard which may indicate it was minted in Ionia, perhaps during the Ionian Revolt - see Kayhan (2002), Plate 28 nos 732-734. Thus far, the series of fractions consists of 1/12 stater (this coin), 1/24 stater (see Coin ID #12959) and 1/48 stater (see Coin ID #12749).
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Mytilene (BC 440-400) Obol218 viewsca 440-400 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.6g). Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / MYTI, head of calf right within incuse square. VF.
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Mytilene (BC 160) Tetradrachm215 viewsca 160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.84g). Laureate head of Zeus Ammon right / ΜΥΤΙΛΗ-ÎΑΩÎ, herm of Dionysos facing, wearing polos; monogram on either side, all within wreath. A superb portrait of late Hellenistic style. Traces of double striking on obverse, otherwise gVF. Extremely rare.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B51208 viewsca 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g, 11mm). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head of Silenos right within incuse square. gVF. Very rare.
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Mytilene (BC 454-427) EL Hekte - B45a207 viewsca 454-427 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm, 11h). Head of a nymph, (possibly Europa?), three-quarter facing, turned slightly to right, wearing a taenia / Two confronting boars' heads, “A†between the heads. Very Rare. aEF.
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Methymna (BC 200-30) AE 15200 views350-240 BC. AE15 (3.93g). Helmeted head of Athena right / MAΘY, kantharos.
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Methymna (BC 440-400) Drachm193 viewsca 450-379 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.12g). Helmeted head of Athena left / Μ-Α-Θ, kantharos within pelleted square border, all within incuse square.
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