Samos Barron 1966 Heavy Samian didrachms, Silver, struck at Samos, 522–520 BC. Obverse: bull forepart walking. Reverse: head of a lion roaring, in an ornate triple square. Weight about 6.6 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 6.56g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀17.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Bull forepart walking
reverse
Head of a lion roaring, in an ornate triple square
specimens (2)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
6.56g
⌀17.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Heavy Samian didrachms (samos_barron_1966_heavy_samian_didrachms), 522–520 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-heavy-samian-didrachms/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA