Samarian Coinage 28, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: war galley to l., over waves; in upper l. field crescent and star(?); 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 | 0.29g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 8↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
War galley to l., over waves; in upper l. field crescent and star(?); 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 (2)
SITNAM
0.30g
6↕
SITNAM
0.28g
⌀7.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 28 (lco.csc.28), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-28/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA