Samarian Coinage 217, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: satrap(?) head wearing a tiara/persian headdress tied under the chin to r. (profile eye?). Reverse: female(?) head wearing a tiara/persian headdress to r. (profile eye?); incuse circle. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 8.4 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.62g (9) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.4 (7) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (9) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Satrap(?) head wearing a tiara/Persian headdress tied under the chin to r. (profile eye?)
reverse
Female(?) head wearing a tiara/Persian headdress to r. (profile eye?); incuse circle
specimens (9)
SITNAM
0.73g
6↕
SITNAM
0.72g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.53g
6↕
SITNAM
0.80g
⌀8.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.50g
⌀8.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.76g
⌀8.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.71g
⌀9.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.37g
⌀8.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.44g
⌀9.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 217 (lco.csc.217), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-217/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA