Samarian Coinage 78, M'h, Silver, 415–380 BC. Obverse: satrap(?) rider/hunter galloping on horseback to l., wearing a median riding costume, spearing a wild boar(?) lying on the ground to r. under the horse’s raised front legs; dotted square border. Reverse: ahura mazda to l.; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 8.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.64g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀8.0 (1) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Satrap(?) rider/hunter galloping on horseback to l., wearing a Median riding costume, spearing a wild boar(?) lying on the ground to r. under the horse’s raised front legs; dotted square border
reverse
Ahura Mazda to l.; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (3)
SITNAM
SITNAM
0.72g
2↕
SITNAM
0.55g
⌀8.0
9↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 78 (lco.csc.78), 415–380 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-78/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA