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Samarian Coinage 218

lco.csc.218 · 400–332 BC source search banners cite
Samarian Coinage 218, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: satrap(?) head wearing a tiara/persian headdress tied under the chin to r. (profile eye). Reverse: curly-haired and bearded male head to r.; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
obverse Samarian Coinage 218
reverse Samarian Coinage 218
mint weight 0.28g (2)
ruler Samaria (Achaemenid province) diameter ⌀7.0 (1)
denomination 1/2 m'h axis 5↕ (1)
material Silver technique
country Levant dataset LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Satrap(?) head wearing a tiara/Persian headdress tied under the chin to r. (profile eye)

reverse

Curly-haired and bearded male head to r.; incuse circle

specimens (2)
SITNAM 0.21g
SITNAM 0.35g ⌀7.0 5↕

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Samarian Coinage 218 (lco.csc.218), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-218/ (accessed: 2026-08-24). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA