Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.40, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 454–427 BC. Obverse: male head, beardless wearing a diadem. Reverse: crested corinthian helmet, decorated with a laurel wreath; all in an incuse square casque corinthien. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.48g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 3↕ (1) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Male head, beardless wearing a diadem
reverse
Crested Corinthian helmet, decorated with a laurel wreath; all in an incuse square Casque corinthien
specimens (4)
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British Museum
2.48g
⌀11.0
3↕
BnF (IRIS)
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BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.40 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_3.40), 454–427 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-340/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA