Samarian Coinage 246, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: winged mythical animal (horned lion or griffin) seated to r.; in lower r. field, pentagram. Reverse: crouched lion to l., head facing; eating the hindleg/thigh bone of its prey; incuse square. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.67g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 3↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Winged mythical animal (horned lion or griffin) seated to r.; in lower r. field, pentagram
reverse
Crouched lion to l., head facing; eating the hindleg/thigh bone of its prey; incuse square
specimens (5)
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.58g
3↕
SITNAM
0.76g
⌀10.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 246 (lco.csc.246), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-246/ (accessed: 2026-10-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA