Samarian Coinage 47, 1/2 m'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: persian king(?) seated on throne ending in a duck’s head to r. , wearing a jagged crown; smelling a three-petalled flower with one hand and holding a scepter (crowned by a pomegranate?) in the other hand; dotted circular border. Reverse: lion attacking stag to r.; incuse circle. Weight about 0.7 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.71g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/2 m'h | axis | 9↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Persian king(?) seated on throne ending in a duck’s head to r. , wearing a jagged crown; smelling a three-petalled flower with one hand and holding a scepter (crowned by a pomegranate?) in the other hand; dotted circular border
reverse
Lion attacking stag to r.; incuse circle
specimens (2)
SITNAM
0.72g
12↕
SITNAM
0.69g
⌀10.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 47 (lco.csc.47), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-47/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA