Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 5.86, Electrum, struck at Mytilene, 377–326 BC. Obverse: head of athena three-quarters facing wearing a triple crested helmet, adorned with earrings and a necklace. Reverse: bust of hermes, draped; in a linear square. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Mytilene | weight | 2.55g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena three-quarters facing wearing a triple crested helmet, adorned with earrings and a necklace
reverse
Bust of Hermes, draped; in a linear square
specimens (8)
British Museum
2.54g
⌀11.0
6↕
National Museum of Denmark
2.55g
6↕
Cite this coin
Mytilene Bodenstedt 1981 Series 5.86 (mytilene_bodenstedt_1981_series_5.86), 377–326 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mytilene-bodenstedt-1981-series-586/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA