Samarian Coinage 190, Rb' sheqel, Silver, 415–332 BC. Obverse: male figure standing to l., spearing a horse(?) standing on its hindlegs to r.; guilloche-pattern circular border. Reverse: bearded male figure seated on throne and playing a lyre to r.; cuneiform letters below the throne and in upper r. and l. fields; in lower r. field a mask with hathor hairstyle; incuse square. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 16.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 3.42g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀16.0 (2) |
| denomination | Rb' sheqel | axis | 8↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Male figure standing to l., spearing a horse(?) standing on its hindlegs to r.; guilloche-pattern circular border
reverse
Bearded male figure seated on throne and playing a lyre to r.; cuneiform letters below the throne and in upper r. and l. fields; in lower r. field a mask with Hathor hairstyle; incuse square
specimens (2)
SITNAM
3.58g
⌀16.0
12↕
SITNAM
3.26g
⌀16.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 190 (lco.csc.190), 415–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-190/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA