Samarian Coinage 162, M'h, Silver, 345–332 BC. Obverse: persian king (?) wearing a jagged crown, seated on throne to r., smelling a three-petalled flower and holding a scepter; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king(?) wearing a jagged crown or a cylindrical headdress, standing to r., raising one hand and holding a scepter in the other; incuse square. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 8.7 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.60g (8) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.7 (3) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 5↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Persian king (?) wearing a jagged crown, seated on throne to r., smelling a three-petalled flower and holding a scepter; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king(?) wearing a jagged crown or a cylindrical headdress, standing to r., raising one hand and holding a scepter in the other; incuse square
specimens (8)
SITNAM
0.71g
4↕
SITNAM
0.62g
9↕
SITNAM
0.60g
3↕
SITNAM
0.51g
SITNAM
0.65g
SITNAM
0.46g
⌀9.0
4↕
SITNAM
0.53g
⌀8.0
4↕
SITNAM
0.70g
⌀9.0
8↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 162 (lco.csc.162), 345–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-162/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA