Samarian Coinage 256, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: recumbent stag to l., head to r.; dotted circular border. Reverse: monstrous (lion, gorgoneion, bes or other) head facing; above winged sun; dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 8.5 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.61g (1) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.5 (1) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 5↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Recumbent stag to l., head to r.; dotted circular border
reverse
Monstrous (lion, gorgoneion, Bes or other) head facing; above winged sun; dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (1)
SITNAM
0.61g
⌀8.5
5↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 256 (lco.csc.256), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-256/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA