Samos Barron 1966 Last silver diobols, Silver, struck at Samos, 210–190 BC. Obverse: head of hera wearing a stephane (crown), adorned with earrings and a necklace; border of dots. Reverse: prow of a samaina (galley), decorated with ribbons; in the upper field, trident; all in a round dotted border proue de. Weight about 1.4 g, diameter 14.0 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 1.38g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀14.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Hera wearing a stephane (crown), adorned with earrings and a necklace; border of dots
reverse
Prow of a Samaina (galley), decorated with ribbons; in the upper field, trident; all in a round dotted border Proue de
specimens (3)
British Museum
1.45g
⌀14.0
12↕
British Museum
1.30g
⌀14.0
11↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Last silver diobols (samos_barron_1966_last_silver_diobols), 210–190 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-last-silver-diobols/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA