Samarian Coinage 26, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: lion standing or walking to r., tail raised; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero as archer running/kneeling to r., holding a spear in one hand and drawing a bow in the other hand; incuse square. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.27g (9) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (3) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 7↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Lion standing or walking to r., tail raised; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero as archer running/kneeling to r., holding a spear in one hand and drawing a bow in the other hand; incuse square
specimens (9)
SITNAM
0.37g
9↕
SITNAM
0.20g
9↕
SITNAM
0.36g
7↕
SITNAM
0.34g
SITNAM
0.28g
SITNAM
0.23g
SITNAM
0.28g
⌀7.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.18g
⌀7.0
7↕
SITNAM
0.21g
⌀7.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 26 (lco.csc.26), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-26/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA