Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 4.71, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 412–378 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a crested attic helmet. Reverse: head of satrap (pharnabazos?) in kyrbasia (persian leather headdress). Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.47g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 11↕ (2) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a crested Attic helmet
reverse
Head of satrap (Pharnabazos?) in kyrbasia (Persian leather headdress)
specimens (2)
British Museum
2.52g
⌀11.0
12↕
British Museum
2.41g
⌀11.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 4.71 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_4.71), 412–378 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-471/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA