Samos Barron 1966 Class VI tetradrachms, Silver, struck at Samos, 454–453 BC. Obverse: lion scalp facing. Reverse: forepart of a bull, the neck adorned with a collar; in the field, olive branch; all in an incuse square. Weight about 13.1 g, diameter 23.7 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 13.10g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀23.7 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (3) |
| 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; in the field, olive branch; all in an incuse square
specimens (3)
British Museum
13.02g
⌀24.0
3↕
British Museum
13.15g
⌀25.0
9↕
British Museum
13.13g
⌀22.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Class VI tetradrachms (samos_barron_1966_class_vi_tetradrachms), 454–453 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-class-vi-tetradrachms/ (accessed: 2026-09-11). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA