Samarian Coinage 234, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: lion’s head facing; dotted circular border. Reverse: satrap(?) wearing a tiara/persian headdress, squatting(?) with raised hands to r.; dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 0.2 g, diameter 6.5 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.20g (4) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀6.5 (4) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 4↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Lion’s head facing; dotted circular border
reverse
Satrap(?) wearing a tiara/Persian headdress, squatting(?) with raised hands to r.; dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (7)
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.20g
⌀7.0
2↕
SITNAM
0.22g
⌀7.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.18g
⌀6.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.18g
⌀6.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 234 (lco.csc.234), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-234/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA