Samarian Coinage 248, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: goat standing to r. with bent front legs; head turned backward. Reverse: janiform head; face to r. is a bearded older male with a lion’s head headdress; face to l. is a youthful male with a ram’s head headdress; incuse square (profile eye). Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 8.6 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.64g (5) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.6 (5) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (5) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Goat standing to r. with bent front legs; head turned backward
reverse
Janiform head; face to r. is a bearded older male with a lion’s head headdress; face to l. is a youthful male with a ram’s head headdress; incuse square (profile eye)
specimens (8)
SITNAM
0.56g
⌀9.0
1↕
SITNAM
0.65g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.62g
⌀8.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.70g
⌀9.0
3↕
SITNAM
0.67g
⌀8.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 248 (lco.csc.248), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-248/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA