Samarian Coinage 257, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: deity with fishtail and an upper human body to l., holding an unidentified object (flower?) in hand; dotted circular border. Reverse: youthful male head with curly hair to r.; circular border. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 6.5 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.27g (4) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀6.5 (4) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 8↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Deity with fishtail and an upper human body to l., holding an unidentified object (flower?) in hand; dotted circular border
reverse
Youthful male head with curly hair to r.; circular border
specimens (5)
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.23g
⌀6.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.29g
⌀7.0
5↕
SITNAM
0.33g
⌀7.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.22g
⌀6.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 257 (lco.csc.257), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-257/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA