Samarian Coinage 189, M'h, Silver, 415–332 BC. Obverse: lion attacking bull to r., the bull’s front legs are bent and his head is turned upward; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero wearing a jagged crown(?), standing in the center and holding two lions by their manes; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 9.2 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.57g (5) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.2 (5) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 6↕ (5) |
| 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; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero wearing a jagged crown(?), standing in the center and holding two lions by their manes; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (8)
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.61g
⌀9.0
3↕
SITNAM
0.56g
⌀9.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.68g
⌀9.0
4↕
SITNAM
0.55g
⌀10.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.46g
⌀9.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 189 (lco.csc.189), 415–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-189/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA