Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.53.1, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 454–427 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: decorated kantharos (vase); in the lower field, olive branch canthare. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.49g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (1) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Decorated kantharos (vase); in the lower field, olive branch Canthare
specimens (2)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
2.49g
⌀10.0
5↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.53.1 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_3.53.1), 454–427 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-3531/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA