Samarian Coinage 172, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: draped figure (zeus-baal?) standing to l. with head turned to l., holding a scepter; bird flying from outstretched hand to l.; in r. field three circles (pseudo legend?). Reverse: bearded head of heracles in three-quarter profile; incuse square. Weight about 0.8 g, diameter 9.2 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.78g (6) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.2 (5) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 11↕ (5) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Draped figure (Zeus-Baal?) standing to l. with head turned to l., holding a scepter; bird flying from outstretched hand to l.; in r. field three circles (pseudo legend?)
reverse
Bearded head of Heracles in three-quarter profile; incuse square
specimens (6)
SITNAM
0.79g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.71g
SITNAM
0.72g
⌀8.0
11↕
SITNAM
0.77g
⌀10.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.88g
⌀10.0
11↕
SITNAM
0.81g
⌀9.0
11↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 172 (lco.csc.172), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-172/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA