Miletus Hilbert 2018 pp. 225-7, 241, 244, Electrum, struck at Miletus, 640–580 BC. Obverse: lion lying, turning his head and roaring within decorated frame lion. Reverse: incuse irregular rectangle, between two incuse irregular squares, adorned with geometric patterns rectangle incus. Weight about 11.6 g, diameter 18.5 mm.
| mint | Miletus | weight | 11.62g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀18.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Lion lying, turning his head and roaring within decorated frame Lion
reverse
Incuse irregular rectangle, between two incuse irregular squares, adorned with geometric patterns Rectangle incus
specimens (6)
British Museum
13.93g
⌀22.0
British Museum
14.01g
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
6.92g
⌀15.0
Cite this coin
Miletus Hilbert 2018 pp. 225-7, 241, 244 (miletus_hilbert_2018_pp.225-7_241_244), 640–580 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/miletus-hilbert-2018-pp-225-7-241-244/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA