Samarian Coinage 72, M'h, Silver, 415–380 BC. Obverse: two guards/soldiers standing facing each other, holding spears and round shields; dotted square border. Reverse: two guards/soldiers standing facing each other, holding spears (r. spear incuse); soldier on r. (incuse) holds a round shield (in relief); incuse square. Weight about 0.5 g, diameter 9.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.54g (7) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.0 (3) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 7↕ (5) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Two guards/soldiers standing facing each other, holding spears and round shields; dotted square border
reverse
Two guards/soldiers standing facing each other, holding spears (r. spear incuse); soldier on r. (incuse) holds a round shield (in relief); incuse square
specimens (7)
SITNAM
0.71g
2↕
SITNAM
0.42g
SITNAM
0.36g
SITNAM
0.59g
5↕
SITNAM
0.67g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.53g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.50g
⌀9.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 72 (lco.csc.72), 415–380 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-72/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA