Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.54, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 454–427 BC. Obverse: head of aktaion, with horns, hair flying. Reverse: gorgon head facing, in an incuse square. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.52g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (3) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Aktaion, with horns, hair flying
reverse
Gorgon head facing, in an incuse square
specimens (7)
British Museum
2.53g
⌀11.0
3↕
British Museum
2.51g
⌀11.0
6↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
2.53g
3↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 3.54 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_3.54), 454–427 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-354/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA