Samarian Coinage 38, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: bearded satrap(?) head wearing a tiara/persian headdress pulled down at the sides and tied over the forehead with a diadem to l.; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero wearing a jagged crown and standing to r., holding a sword; incuse circle. Weight about 0.3 g, diameter 7.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.26g (19) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀7.0 (3) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 6↕ (18) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Bearded satrap(?) head wearing a tiara/Persian headdress pulled down at the sides and tied over the forehead with a diadem to l.; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero wearing a jagged crown and standing to r., holding a sword; incuse circle
specimens (19)
SITNAM
0.24g
9↕
SITNAM
0.29g
2↕
SITNAM
0.25g
7↕
SITNAM
0.26g
6↕
SITNAM
0.35g
11↕
SITNAM
0.25g
2↕
SITNAM
0.34g
10↕
SITNAM
0.25g
⌀7.0
3↕
SITNAM
0.18g
1↕
SITNAM
0.35g
9↕
SITNAM
0.24g
2↕
SITNAM
0.20g
8↕
SITNAM
0.28g
3↕
SITNAM
0.24g
11↕
SITNAM
0.23g
4↕
SITNAM
0.32g
SITNAM
0.25g
2↕
SITNAM
0.27g
⌀7.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.17g
⌀7.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 38 (lco.csc.38), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-38/ (accessed: 2026-09-03). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA