Samarian Coinage 242, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: bearded male head to l.; an unidentified symbol composed of two circles connected by a straight line; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero standing on l., facing a lion which he holds by its mane; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.73g (1) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Bearded male head to l.; an unidentified symbol composed of two circles connected by a straight line; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero standing on l., facing a lion which he holds by its mane; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (2)
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.73g
⌀10.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 242 (lco.csc.242), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-242/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA