Samarian Coinage 166, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 345–332 BC. Obverse: gorgoneion head facing with snakes as hair; dotted circular border. Reverse: female head to r., wearing a headdress with forehead decoration; hair in topknot (profile eye); incuse square. Weight about 0.2 g, diameter 6.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.21g (3) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀6.0 (2) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 7↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Gorgoneion head facing with snakes as hair; dotted circular border
reverse
Female head to r., wearing a headdress with forehead decoration; hair in topknot (profile eye); incuse square
specimens (3)
SITNAM
0.23g
⌀6.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.18g
SITNAM
0.22g
⌀6.0
4↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 166 (lco.csc.166), 345–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-166/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA