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Samarian Coinage 2

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Samarian Coinage 2, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 353–332 BC. Obverse: forepart of crouching lion to r., head facing; front r. paw resting in front. Reverse: bearded male head (heracles?) with curly hair to l. (profile eye); below pellet(?); incuse square. Weight about 0.4 g.
obverse Samarian Coinage 2
reverse Samarian Coinage 2
mint weight 0.36g (1)
ruler Samaria (Achaemenid province) diameter (0)
denomination 1/2 m'h axis 9↕ (1)
material Silver technique
country Levant dataset LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Forepart of crouching lion to r., head facing; front r. paw resting in front

reverse

Bearded male head (Heracles?) with curly hair to l. (profile eye); below pellet(?); incuse square

specimens (1)
SITNAM 0.36g 9↕

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Samarian Coinage 2 (lco.csc.2), 353–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-2/ (accessed: 2026-08-29). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA