Samos Barron 1966 Class VIII tetradrachms, Silver, struck at Samos, 430–415 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 12.2 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 12.17g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| 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 (2)
British Museum
12.17g
⌀23.0
6↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Class VIII tetradrachms (samos_barron_1966_class_viii_tetradrachms), 430–415 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-class-viii-tetradrachms/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA