Samarian Coinage SID.ST 6, 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 hippocamp or a winged horse (pegasus?); incuse square. Weight about 0.6 g, diameter 9.5 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 0.62g (2) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀9.5 (2) |
| denomination | M'h | axis | 8↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
LCO — Levantine Coins Online
ODC-ODbL |
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 hippocamp or a winged horse (Pegasus?); incuse square
specimens (2)
SITNAM
0.62g
⌀10.0
9↕
SITNAM
0.61g
⌀9.0
6↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage SID.ST 6 (lco.csc.sid.st.6), 400–332 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-sidst-6/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA