Samarian Coinage 213, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: forepart of lion crouching to r., head facing, r. paw resting in front; dotted circular border. Reverse: ahura mazda to r., holding a flower to his nose in one hand and a three-pointed ring(?) in the other; incuse square. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.31g (5) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Forepart of lion crouching to r., head facing, r. paw resting in front; dotted circular border
reverse
Ahura Mazda to r., holding a flower to his nose in one hand and a three-pointed ring(?) in the other; incuse square
specimens (5)
SITNAM
0.29g
12↕
SITNAM
0.40g
11↕
SITNAM
0.33g
12↕
SITNAM
0.29g
SITNAM
0.23g
⌀7.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 213 (lco.csc.213), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-213/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA