Samarian Coinage 119, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: persian king(?) wearing a flat(?) crown, seated on throne to r., smelling a three-petalled flower and holding a scepter; in front incense burner (thymiaterion); 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 0.6 g, diameter 9.3 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.63g (37) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.3 (3) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (36) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Persian king(?) wearing a flat(?) crown, seated on throne to r., smelling a three-petalled flower and holding a scepter; in front incense burner (thymiaterion); 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 (24)
SITNAM
0.55g
10↕
SITNAM
0.55g
12↕
SITNAM
0.53g
3↕
SITNAM
0.70g
2↕
SITNAM
0.80g
1↕
SITNAM
0.59g
9↕
SITNAM
0.57g
5↕
SITNAM
0.69g
6↕
SITNAM
0.70g
6↕
SITNAM
0.46g
11↕
SITNAM
0.72g
12↕
SITNAM
0.66g
12↕
SITNAM
0.68g
6↕
SITNAM
0.61g
4↕
SITNAM
0.77g
3↕
SITNAM
0.79g
10↕
SITNAM
0.44g
2↕
SITNAM
0.59g
2↕
SITNAM
0.60g
⌀8.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.80g
6↕
SITNAM
0.61g
9↕
SITNAM
0.65g
12↕
SITNAM
0.65g
2↕
SITNAM
0.55g
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 119 (lco.csc.119), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-119/ (accessed: 2026-10-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA