Samarian Coinage 74, M'h, Silver, 415–380 BC. Obverse: head of bearded persian king(?) to r. (almond-shaped frontal eye), wearing a jagged crown with a motif of vertical lines ending with large dots; dotted circular border. Reverse: lion seated to l., raising his r. paw; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 9.3 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.59g (8) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.3 (6) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 8↕ (7) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Head of bearded Persian king(?) to r. (almond-shaped frontal eye), wearing a jagged crown with a motif of vertical lines ending with large dots; dotted circular border
reverse
Lion seated to l., raising his r. paw; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (8)
SITNAM
0.52g
⌀10.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.59g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.72g
⌀9.0
2↕
SITNAM
0.60g
SITNAM
0.60g
12↕
SITNAM
0.52g
⌀10.0
6↕
SITNAM
0.57g
⌀9.0
8↕
SITNAM
0.57g
⌀9.0
8↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 74 (lco.csc.74), 415–380 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-74/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA