Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 1.9.1, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 521–478 BC. Obverse: forepart of winged lion roaring. Reverse: rooster's head incuse. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.54g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 7↕ (1) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Forepart of winged lion roaring
reverse
Rooster's head incuse
specimens (4)
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BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
2.54g
⌀11.0
7↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 1.9.1 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_1.9.1), 521–478 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-191/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA