Samarian Coinage 161

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Samarian Coinage 161, M'h, Silver, 345–332 BC. Obverse: persian king (?) wearing a jagged crown, seated on throne(?) to r., holding a scepter and smelling a three-petalled flower; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king (deified as ahura mazda?) standing to r. with lower body ending in a bird’s tail, smelling a flower and holding a three-pointed ring(?); dotted circular border; incuse square. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 9.0 mm.

obverse Samarian Coinage 161 — obverse: Persian king (?) wearing a jagged crown, seated on throne(?) to r., holding a scepter and smelling a three-petalled flower; dotted circular border

reverse Samarian Coinage 161 — reverse: Persian king (deified as Ahura Mazda?) standing to r. with lower body ending in a bird’s tail, smelling a flower and holding a three-pointed ring(?); dotted circular border; incuse square

mint	—	weight	0.66g (12)
ruler	Samaria (Achaemenid province)	diameter	⌀9.0 (4)
denomination	M'h	axis	5↕ (11)
material	Silver	technique	—
country	Levant	dataset	LCO — Levantine Coins Online ODC-ODbL

obverse

Persian king (?) wearing a jagged crown, seated on throne(?) to r., holding a scepter and smelling a three-petalled flower; dotted circular border

reverse

Persian king (deified as Ahura Mazda?) standing to r. with lower body ending in a bird’s tail, smelling a flower and holding a three-pointed ring(?); dotted circular border; incuse square

specimens (12)

SITNAM 0.65g 6↕