Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 1.19, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 521–478 BC. Obverse: gorgon head grimacing facing. Reverse: head of heracles wearing a lion skin in a square incuse. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.54g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Gorgon head grimacing facing
reverse
Head of Heracles wearing a lion skin in a square incuse
specimens (5)
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British Museum
2.54g
⌀11.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 1.19 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_1.19), 521–478 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-119/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA