Samarian Coinage 196, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: two hunters carrying an animal prey (tied upside down) on a horizontal pole; a dog walks under the pole to l. with head turned backward to r.; dotted square border. Reverse: persian king/hero standing in center holding two lions by their tails; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 0.5 g, diameter 9.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.48g (3) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.0 (2) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 8↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Two hunters carrying an animal prey (tied upside down) on a horizontal pole; a dog walks under the pole to l. with head turned backward to r.; dotted square border
reverse
Persian king/hero standing in center holding two lions by their tails; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (3)
SITNAM
0.41g
5↕
SITNAM
0.63g
⌀9.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.40g
⌀9.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 196 (lco.csc.196), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-196/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA