Samarian Coinage 53, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: helmeted head of athena to r.; circular border consisting of beads set between vertical lines. Reverse: female head to r., topknot hairstyle with ribbon, wearing a jeweled headband or headdress with forehead decoration; dotted circular border; incuse circle. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 9.8 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.57g (7) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.8 (5) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Helmeted head of Athena to r.; circular border consisting of beads set between vertical lines
reverse
Female head to r., topknot hairstyle with ribbon, wearing a jeweled headband or headdress with forehead decoration; dotted circular border; incuse circle
specimens (8)
SITNAM
0.68g
⌀10.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.56g
4↕
SITNAM
0.59g
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.55g
⌀10.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.46g
⌀11.0
3↕
SITNAM
0.69g
⌀9.0
5↕
SITNAM
0.49g
⌀9.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 53 (lco.csc.53), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-53/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA