The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 9, 2026

Two sides of an electrum coin feature a stamped image on each side. On the left, a woman's head in profile faces left with wavy hair held by a band. On the right, a deep, square-shaped indentation features internal raised lines. The pale golden surface shows wear along the thick, irregular edges, with dark areas settled within the recessed designs.

Hecte: Female Head (obverse); Incuse Square (reverse)

600–350 BCE

Greek, minted at Phokaia

(Ionia)
electrum
Diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.982
Location: Not on view
  • (Charles T. Seltman)
  • "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67. Mentioned: p. 64 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Hecte: Female Head (obverse); Incuse Square (reverse)|url=false|author=|year=600–350 BCE|access-date=09 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.982