Samarian Coinage 197, 1/2 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 g.
| mint | — | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | ↕ (0) |
| 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
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 197 (lco.csc.197), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-197/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA