Samarian Coinage 79, M'h, Silver, 415–380 BC. Obverse: head of bes facing; dotted circular border. Reverse: two lions standing upright facing; below, schematic sea waves; incuse circle. Weight about 0.8 g, diameter 9.3 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.78g (6) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.3 (5) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 12↕ (5) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Bes facing; dotted circular border
reverse
Two lions standing upright facing; below, schematic sea waves; incuse circle
specimens (6)
SITNAM
0.82g
⌀10.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.78g
⌀8.5
12↕
SITNAM
0.90g
SITNAM
0.79g
⌀9.0
12↕
SITNAM
0.74g
⌀9.0
11↕
SITNAM
0.67g
⌀10.0
11↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 79 (lco.csc.79), 415–380 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-79/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA