Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 2.23, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 477–455 BC. Obverse: forepart of a horse galloping wearing a bridle. 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 | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Forepart of a horse galloping wearing a bridle
reverse
Head of Heracles wearing a lion skin in a square incuse
specimens (3)
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British Museum
2.54g
⌀11.0
6↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 2.23 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_2.23), 477–455 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-223/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA