Samarian Coinage 156, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: female head (arethusa?) facing; circular border. Reverse: bearded satrap(?) head wearing an open tiara/persian headdress to r.; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.29g (4) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (3) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Female head (Arethusa?) facing; circular border
reverse
Bearded satrap(?) head wearing an open tiara/Persian headdress to r.; incuse circle
specimens (4)
SITNAM
0.25g
⌀7.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.29g
SITNAM
0.29g
⌀7.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.33g
⌀7.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 156 (lco.csc.156), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-156/ (accessed: 2026-08-23). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA