Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.42, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 454–427 BC. Obverse: forepart of goat leaping, turning his head bouc de trois-quarts, retournant la. Reverse: owl facing, unfurling its wings; in an incuse square chouette de face. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.50g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 10↕ (2) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Forepart of goat leaping, turning his head Bouc de trois-quarts, retournant la
reverse
Owl facing, unfurling its wings; in an incuse square Chouette de face
specimens (5)
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CHANGE (Oxford)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
2.48g
⌀11.0
10↕
British Museum
2.51g
⌀11.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.42 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_3.42), 454–427 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-342/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA