Samos Barron 1966 Class IX, tetradrachms and drachms, Silver, struck at Samos, 412–405 BC. Obverse: lion scalp facing. Reverse: forepart of a bull, the neck adorned with a collar; all in an incuse square. Weight about 10.5 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 10.53g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀19.0 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 3↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Lion scalp facing
reverse
Forepart of a bull, the neck adorned with a collar; all in an incuse square
specimens (4)
British Museum
4.17g
⌀16.0
2↕
British Museum
4.00g
⌀15.0
6↕
British Museum
16.86g
⌀26.0
2↕
National Museum of Denmark
17.07g
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Class IX, tetradrachms and drachms (samos_barron_1966_class_ix_tetradrachms_drachms), 412–405 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-class-ix-tetradrachms-and-drachms/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA