Samarian Coinage 286, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: gorgoneion head facing, tongue protruding; two snakes (looking like horns) on top; dotted circular border. Reverse: owl standing to r., head facing; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 8.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.33g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Gorgoneion head facing, tongue protruding; two snakes (looking like horns) on top; dotted circular border
reverse
Owl standing to r., head facing; incuse circle
specimens (4)
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0.33g
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0.32g
⌀8.0
11↕
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Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 286 (lco.csc.286), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-286/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA