Samarian Coinage 6, M'h, Silver, 375–332 BC. Obverse: female head to r. (aphrodite?), wearing a flat crown (polos or stephane) and triple pendant earring; dotted circular border. Reverse: bearded male head (heracles?) with curly hair to l.; incuse circle. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 8.5 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.59g (11) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.5 (2) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 10↕ (10) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Female head to r. (Aphrodite?), wearing a flat crown (polos or stephane) and triple pendant earring; dotted circular border
reverse
Bearded male head (Heracles?) with curly hair to l.; incuse circle
specimens (11)
SITNAM
0.68g
12↕
SITNAM
0.56g
12↕
SITNAM
0.56g
12↕
SITNAM
0.64g
10↕
SITNAM
0.58g
9↕
SITNAM
0.65g
2↕
SITNAM
0.53g
12↕
SITNAM
0.52g
10↕
SITNAM
0.52g
⌀8.0
SITNAM
0.58g
9↕
SITNAM
0.72g
⌀9.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 6 (lco.csc.6), 375–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-6/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA