Mytilene Babelon 1910 2236, Silver, struck at Mytilene, 479–400 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath. Reverse: female head wearing a sakkos (snood) in an incuse square. Weight about 3.9 g, diameter 15.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 3.94g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀15.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath
reverse
Female head wearing a sakkos (snood) in an incuse square
specimens (2)
British Museum
3.94g
⌀15.0
11↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Mytilene Babelon 1910 2236 (mytilene_babelon_1910_2236), 479–400 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-babelon-1910-2236/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA