Samarian Coinage 247, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: horned lion or griffin’s head to r.; dotted circular border. Reverse: crouched lion to l., head facing; eating the hindleg/thigh bone of its prey; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 8.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.32g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.0 (2) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Horned lion or griffin’s head to r.; dotted circular border
reverse
Crouched lion to l., head facing; eating the hindleg/thigh bone of its prey; incuse circle
specimens (3)
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.39g
⌀8.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.25g
⌀8.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 247 (lco.csc.247), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-247/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA