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Samarian Coinage 151

lco.csc.151 · 375–332 BC source search banners cite
Samarian Coinage 151, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: gorgoneion head facing; circular dotted border. Reverse: bearded male figure wearing a tiara/persian headdress and a cloak, kneeling to r., holding an ankh-like symbol with both hands; two straight lines below; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
obverse Samarian Coinage 151
reverse Samarian Coinage 151
mint — weight 0.34g (5)
ruler Samaria (Achaemenid province) diameter ⌀7.0 (3)
denomination 1/2 m'h axis 8↕ (4)
material Silver technique —
country Levant dataset LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Gorgoneion head facing; circular dotted border

reverse

Bearded male figure wearing a tiara/Persian headdress and a cloak, kneeling to r., holding an ankh-like symbol with both hands; two straight lines below; incuse circle

specimens (5)
SITNAM 0.38g ⌀8.0 12↕
SITNAM 0.38g 6↕
SITNAM 0.38g
SITNAM 0.34g ⌀7.0 12↕
SITNAM 0.21g ⌀6.0 3↕

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Samarian Coinage 151 (lco.csc.151), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-151/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA