Samarian Coinage 158, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: persian king or zeus seated on throne and smelling a flower to r., wearing a jagged crown and holding a three-petalled flower and a scepter; incense burner (thymiaterion) in front; dotted circular border. Reverse: satrap(?) rider wearing a tiara/persian headdress and a median riding costume on horseback to r.; dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 1.1 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 1.09g (8) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 8↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Persian king or Zeus seated on throne and smelling a flower to r., wearing a jagged crown and holding a three-petalled flower and a scepter; incense burner (thymiaterion) in front; dotted circular border
reverse
Satrap(?) rider wearing a tiara/Persian headdress and a Median riding costume on horseback to r.; dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (8)
SITNAM
0.51g
2↕
SITNAM
0.76g
6↕
SITNAM
0.75g
6↕
SITNAM
0.76g
12↕
SITNAM
4.13g
12↕
SITNAM
0.52g
SITNAM
0.68g
SITNAM
0.64g
⌀10.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 158 (lco.csc.158), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-158/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA