Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 4.76, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 412–378 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus bearded, in archaic style wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: female head wearing an ornate kalathos (basket) in an incuse square. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.53g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus bearded, in archaic style wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Female head wearing an ornate kalathos (basket) in an incuse square
specimens (2)
British Museum
2.53g
⌀11.0
6↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 4.76 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_4.76), 412–378 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-476/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA