Samarian Coinage 159, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: persian king/hero wearing a flat crown as archer running/kneeling to r. and drawing a bow. Reverse: satrap(?) rider wearing a tiara/persian headdress and a median riding costume on horseback to r.; hurling a spear above his head; dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 0.2 g, diameter 7.3 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.23g (8) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.3 (4) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 11↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Persian king/hero wearing a flat crown as archer running/kneeling to r. and drawing a bow
reverse
Satrap(?) rider wearing a tiara/Persian headdress and a Median riding costume on horseback to r.; hurling a spear above his head; dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (8)
SITNAM
0.23g
12↕
SITNAM
0.21g
⌀7.0
11↕
SITNAM
0.18g
SITNAM
0.29g
SITNAM
0.28g
12↕
SITNAM
0.25g
⌀7.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.22g
⌀7.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.19g
⌀8.0
10↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 159 (lco.csc.159), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-159/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA