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Samarian Coinage 220

lco.csc.220 · 400–332 BC source search banners cite
Samarian Coinage 220, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: lion’s head facing. Reverse: female head (gorgoneion or arethusa), facing, wearing large round earrings; incuse circle. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 9.1 mm.
obverse Samarian Coinage 220
reverse Samarian Coinage 220
mint weight 0.69g (5)
ruler Samaria (Achaemenid province) diameter ⌀9.1 (4)
denomination M'h axis 12↕ (4)
material Silver technique
country Levant dataset LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Lion’s head facing

reverse

Female head (gorgoneion or Arethusa), facing, wearing large round earrings; incuse circle

specimens (5)
SITNAM 0.59g ⌀8.7 12↕
SITNAM 0.86g
SITNAM 0.59g ⌀8.7 12↕
SITNAM 0.66g ⌀9.0 12↕
SITNAM 0.75g ⌀10.0 11↕

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Samarian Coinage 220 (lco.csc.220), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-220/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA