Samarian Coinage 23, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: persian king(?) seated on throne to r ., holding a three-petalled flower and a scepter; dotted circular border. Reverse: ahura mazda to r., holding a flower to his nose in one hand and a three-pointed ring(?) in the other; incuse square. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 9.3 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.71g (22) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.3 (3) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (22) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Persian king(?) seated on throne to r ., holding a three-petalled flower and a scepter; dotted circular border
reverse
Ahura Mazda to r., holding a flower to his nose in one hand and a three-pointed ring(?) in the other; incuse square
specimens (22)
SITNAM
0.66g
4↕
SITNAM
0.82g
2↕
SITNAM
0.69g
12↕
SITNAM
0.64g
12↕
SITNAM
0.73g
2↕
SITNAM
0.76g
6↕
SITNAM
0.86g
6↕
SITNAM
0.63g
6↕
SITNAM
0.53g
6↕
SITNAM
0.74g
2↕
SITNAM
0.60g
12↕
SITNAM
0.77g
10↕
SITNAM
0.77g
12↕
SITNAM
0.77g
8↕
SITNAM
0.69g
2↕
SITNAM
0.71g
10↕
SITNAM
0.62g
2↕
SITNAM
0.68g
7↕
SITNAM
0.81g
3↕
SITNAM
0.89g
⌀10.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.67g
⌀8.0
5↕
SITNAM
0.57g
⌀10.0
11↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 23 (lco.csc.23), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-23/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA