Samarian Coinage 249, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: stag or 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 circle (profile eye). Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.31g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (2) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 10↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Stag or 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 circle (profile eye)
specimens (3)
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.33g
⌀7.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.28g
⌀7.0
11↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 249 (lco.csc.249), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-249/ (accessed: 2026-08-22). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA