Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.50, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 454–427 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: two calves' heads facing each other; in the upper field, palmette; all in an incuse square deux. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.53g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 3↕ (2) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Two calves' heads facing each other; in the upper field, palmette; all in an incuse square Deux
specimens (2)
British Museum
2.55g
⌀11.0
6↕
National Museum of Denmark
2.51g
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.50 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_3.50), 454–427 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-350/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA