Samarian Coinage 163, M'h, Silver, 345–332 BC. Obverse: charioteer or satrap in a horse drawn chariot to l., holding the reins in one hand and a sword in the other; behind the charioteer, a figure wearing a tiara/persian headdress and raising his hand; dotted circular border. Reverse: satrap(?) wearing a tiara/persian headdress and a median riding costume riding horse to l., holding the reins of the horse in one hand and a raised sword in the other; incuse circle. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 9.7 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.61g (10) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.7 (3) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (8) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Charioteer or satrap in a horse drawn chariot to l., holding the reins in one hand and a sword in the other; behind the charioteer, a figure wearing a tiara/Persian headdress and raising his hand; dotted circular border
reverse
Satrap(?) wearing a tiara/Persian headdress and a Median riding costume riding horse to l., holding the reins of the horse in one hand and a raised sword in the other; incuse circle
specimens (10)
SITNAM
0.64g
2↕
SITNAM
0.59g
11↕
SITNAM
0.77g
2↕
SITNAM
0.69g
3↕
SITNAM
0.63g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.59g
12↕
SITNAM
0.58g
SITNAM
0.55g
SITNAM
0.58g
⌀10.2
2↕
SITNAM
0.45g
⌀10.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 163 (lco.csc.163), 345–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-163/ (accessed: 2026-08-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA