Samarian Coinage SID.ST 12, M'h, Silver, 400–332 BC. Obverse: war-galley to l., over waves; dotted circular border. Reverse: persian king/hero standing on l., facing a lion which he holds by its mane; between them a lily flower or š(?) – ש (in aramaic); incuse square. Weight about 0.5 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.49g (1) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 10↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
War-galley to l., over waves; dotted circular border
reverse
Persian king/hero standing on l., facing a lion which he holds by its mane; between them a lily flower or Š(?) – ש (in Aramaic); incuse square
specimens (1)
SITNAM
0.49g
⌀10.0
10↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage SID.ST 12 (lco.csc.sid.st.12), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-sidst-12/ (accessed: 2026-08-29). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA