Samos Barron 1966 Heavy Samian drachms, Silver, struck at Samos, 522–520 BC. Obverse: bull forepart walking. Reverse: head of a lion roaring, in an ornate triple square. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 13.0 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 3.37g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀13.0 (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 (1)
British Museum
3.37g
⌀13.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Heavy Samian drachms (samos_barron_1966_heavy_samian_drachms), 522–520 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-heavy-samian-drachms/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA