Samarian Coinage 188, Rb' sheqel, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: lion attacking bull to r., the bull’s front legs are bent and his head is turned upward. Reverse: persian king/hero wearing a jagged crown(?), standing in the center and holding two lions by their manes; in upper field above each lion’s head a letter (in aramaic or paleo-hebrew); dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 16.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 3.28g (1) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀16.0 (1) |
| denomination | Rb' sheqel | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Lion attacking bull to r., the bull’s front legs are bent and his head is turned upward
reverse
Persian king/hero wearing a jagged crown(?), standing in the center and holding two lions by their manes; in upper field above each lion’s head a letter (in Aramaic or paleo-Hebrew); dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (1)
SITNAM
3.28g
⌀16.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 188 (lco.csc.188), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-188/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA