Samos Barron 1966 Pl. xxxi, 8-9, Bronze, struck at Samos, 270–240 BC. Obverse: head of hera wearing a stephane (crown). Reverse: lion scalp facing; full ethnic peau de lion. Weight about 1.8 g, diameter 13.4 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 1.77g (10) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀13.4 (8) |
| denomination | — | axis | 9↕ (10) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Hera wearing a stephane (crown)
reverse
Lion scalp facing; full ethnic Peau de lion
specimens (13)
British Museum
2.57g
⌀15.0
12↕
British Museum
1.57g
⌀13.0
12↕
British Museum
1.83g
⌀15.0
12↕
British Museum
2.43g
⌀15.0
12↕
British Museum
0.92g
⌀12.0
6↕
British Museum
2.13g
⌀13.0
12↕
CHANGE (Oxford)
British Museum
2.03g
⌀14.0
12↕
British Museum
1.26g
⌀10.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
1.89g
National Museum of Denmark
1.08g
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Pl. xxxi, 8-9 (samos_barron_1966_pl.xxxi.8-9), 270–240 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-pl-xxxi-8-9/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA