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Samarian Coinage 231

lco.csc.231 · 400–332 BC source search banners cite
Samarian Coinage 231, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: lion’s head facing. Reverse: bull’s forepart to r., front legs bent downward; two circles; incuse circle. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 8.3 mm.
obverse Samarian Coinage 231
reverse Samarian Coinage 231
mint weight 0.67g (5)
ruler Samaria (Achaemenid province) diameter ⌀8.3 (3)
denomination M'h axis 12↕ (3)
material Silver technique
country Levant dataset LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Lion’s head facing

reverse

Bull’s forepart to r., front legs bent downward; two circles; incuse circle

specimens (6)
SITNAM 0.70g
SITNAM 0.68g
SITNAM
SITNAM 0.79g ⌀8.0 12↕
SITNAM 0.65g ⌀9.0 11↕
SITNAM 0.55g ⌀8.0 12↕

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Samarian Coinage 231 (lco.csc.231), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-231/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA