Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 1.12, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 521–478 BC. Obverse: lion head roaring. Reverse: calf's head, incuse. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.54g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀10.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 7↕ (3) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Lion head roaring
reverse
Calf's head, incuse
specimens (4)
British Museum
2.57g
⌀10.0
12↕
British Museum
2.56g
⌀10.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 1.12 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_1.12), 521–478 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-112/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA