Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte
Lesbos, Mytilene (c. 412-378 B.C.), Electrum Hekte. Head of Io facing right, wearing a tainia, rev. head of young Dionysos facing right, wearing a wreath of ivy; within a linear square; all within a shallow incuse square, 2.57g., 2h (Bodenstedt 77). Of beautiful style, with an exceptionally fine head of Io, retaining lustre beneath a light tone, extremely fine and a very pretty coin which is most attractive in hand.
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Lesbos, Mytilene (c. 412-378 B.C.), Electrum Hekte. Head of Io facing right, wearing a tainia, rev. head of young Dionysos facing right, wearing a wreath of ivy; within a linear square; all within a shallow incuse square, 2.57g., 2h (Bodenstedt 77). Of beautiful style, with an exceptionally fine head of Io, retaining lustre beneath a light tone, extremely fine and a very pretty coin which is most attractive in hand.
