Samarian Coinage 223, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: lion’s head facing; dotted circular border. Reverse: female head (gorgoneion or arethusa), facing; dotted square border with rounded sides; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.7 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.33g (4) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.7 (3) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 9↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Lion’s head facing; dotted circular border
reverse
Female head (gorgoneion or Arethusa), facing; dotted square border with rounded sides; incuse circle
specimens (4)
SITNAM
0.34g
12↕
SITNAM
0.33g
⌀7.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.32g
⌀8.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.33g
⌀8.0
1↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 223 (lco.csc.223), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-223/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA