Samarian Coinage 46, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: satrap(?) wearing a tiara/persian headdress seated on stool (diphros) to r.; bird perched on his outstretched hand; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero standing on l.; facing a bull which he holds by its horns; dagger drawn in his other hand; incuse square. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 9.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.71g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.0 (2) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 5↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Satrap(?) wearing a tiara/Persian headdress seated on stool (diphros) to r.; bird perched on his outstretched hand; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero standing on l.; facing a bull which he holds by its horns; dagger drawn in his other hand; incuse square
specimens (2)
SITNAM
0.75g
⌀10.0
1↕
SITNAM
0.67g
⌀8.0
8↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 46 (lco.csc.46), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-46/ (accessed: 2026-10-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA