Samarian Coinage 259, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: male head (satrap?) wearing a tiara/ persian headdress to r.; dotted circular border. Reverse: youthful male head with curly hair to r.; dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.26g (1) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Male head (satrap?) wearing a tiara/ Persian headdress to r.; dotted circular border
reverse
Youthful male head with curly hair to r.; dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (1)
SITNAM
0.26g
⌀7.0
11↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 259 (lco.csc.259), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-259/ (accessed: 2026-08-21). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA