Samarian Coinage 225, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 388–332 BC. Obverse: draped male standing to r., holding a scepter; bird flying from outstretched hand to l.; in lower l. field ankh-like symbol; dotted circular border. Reverse: female head (gorgoneion or arethusa), wearing round hoop earrings; dotted square border with rounded sides; incuse square. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.33g (3) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 10↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Draped male standing to r., holding a scepter; bird flying from outstretched hand to l.; in lower l. field ankh-like symbol; dotted circular border
reverse
Female head (gorgoneion or Arethusa), wearing round hoop earrings; dotted square border with rounded sides; incuse square
specimens (3)
SITNAM
0.37g
5↕
SITNAM
0.38g
⌀7.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.25g
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 225 (lco.csc.225), 388–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-225/ (accessed: 2026-08-24). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA