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Samarian Coinage 22

lco.csc.22 · 375–332 BC source search banners cite
Samarian Coinage 22, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: charioteer or satrap in a horse drawn chariot to r., holding the reins in one hand and a sword in the other; behind the charioteer, a figure wearing a crown or tiara/persian headdress and raising his hand; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero standing on l. facing a lion which he holds by its mane. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 9.0 mm.
obverse Samarian Coinage 22
reverse Samarian Coinage 22
mint weight 0.70g (6)
ruler Samaria (Achaemenid province) diameter ⌀9.0 (1)
denomination M'h axis 6↕ (5)
material Silver technique
country Levant dataset LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Charioteer or satrap in a horse drawn chariot to r., holding the reins in one hand and a sword in the other; behind the charioteer, a figure wearing a crown or tiara/Persian headdress and raising his hand; dotted circular border

reverse

Persian king/hero standing on l. facing a lion which he holds by its mane

specimens (6)
SITNAM 0.66g 7↕
SITNAM 0.66g 8↕
SITNAM 0.82g 3↕
SITNAM 0.96g 2↕
SITNAM 0.64g
SITNAM 0.48g ⌀9.0 9↕

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Samarian Coinage 22 (lco.csc.22), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-22/ (accessed: 2026-08-24). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA