Samarian Coinage 118, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: satrap(?) wearing a tiara/persian headdress, seated on stool (diphros) to r., checking an arrow with both hands; bow resting below; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero standing on l., facing a bull to r. which he holds by one horn, dagger drawn in his other hand; between them pellet(?); dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 0.5 g.
| mint | — | weight | 0.55g (3) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 5↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Satrap(?) wearing a tiara/Persian headdress, seated on stool (diphros) to r., checking an arrow with both hands; bow resting below; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero standing on l., facing a bull to r. which he holds by one horn, dagger drawn in his other hand; between them pellet(?); dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (3)
SITNAM
0.61g
7↕
SITNAM
0.41g
3↕
SITNAM
0.62g
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 118 (lco.csc.118), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-118/ (accessed: 2026-10-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA