Mytilene Babelon 1910 2232, Silver, struck at Mytilene, 479–400 BC. Obverse: female head three-quarters facing wearing a taenia (head band). Reverse: head of lion roaring in an incuse square. Weight about 0.9 g, diameter 9.5 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 0.87g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀9.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Female head three-quarters facing wearing a taenia (head band)
reverse
Head of lion roaring in an incuse square
specimens (4)
British Museum
0.87g
⌀10.0
2↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
0.86g
⌀9.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Babelon 1910 2232 (mytilene_babelon_1910_2232), 479–400 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-babelon-1910-2232/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA