Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.43, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 454–427 BC. Obverse: head of zeus bearded wearing a diadem. Reverse: head of a nymph wearing a sakkos (snood). Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.48g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 10↕ (2) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Zeus bearded wearing a diadem
reverse
Head of a nymph wearing a sakkos (snood)
specimens (2)
British Museum
2.46g
⌀11.0
8↕
British Museum
2.49g
⌀11.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.43 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_3.43), 454–427 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-343/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA