Samarian Coinage 102, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 407–380 BC. Obverse: figure (horse handler) in riding costume and a tiara/persian headdress standing to l., looking to r., wearing a short and pleated tunic; leading a bridled (horned?) horse standing on r. with head turned backward; dotted square border. Reverse: lion leaping to r., head turned backward; below, ram’s head to r.; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 0.2 g, diameter 8.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.22g (1) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 7↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Figure (horse handler) in riding costume and a tiara/Persian headdress standing to l., looking to r., wearing a short and pleated tunic; leading a bridled (horned?) horse standing on r. with head turned backward; dotted square border
reverse
Lion leaping to r., head turned backward; below, ram’s head to r.; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (1)
SITNAM
0.22g
⌀8.0
7↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 102 (lco.csc.102), 407–380 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-102/ (accessed: 2026-10-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA