Samos Barron 1966 Ptolemaic octobols, Silver, struck at Samos, 270–240 BC. Obverse: lion scalp facing. Reverse: forepart of kneeling bull; in field, an olive branch. Weight about 5.1 g, diameter 19.2 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 5.10g (15) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀19.2 (6) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (15) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Lion scalp facing
reverse
Forepart of kneeling bull; in field, an olive branch
specimens (16)
British Museum
4.52g
⌀19.0
12↕
British Museum
4.34g
⌀19.0
12↕
British Museum
4.56g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
4.66g
⌀19.0
12↕
British Museum
4.98g
⌀19.0
1↕
British Museum
4.30g
⌀19.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
6.62g
National Museum of Denmark
6.33g
National Museum of Denmark
6.29g
National Museum of Denmark
6.00g
National Museum of Denmark
6.50g
National Museum of Denmark
4.70g
National Museum of Denmark
4.17g
National Museum of Denmark
4.36g
National Museum of Denmark
4.20g
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Ptolemaic octobols (samos_barron_1966_ptolemaic-octobols), 270–240 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-ptolemaic-octobols/ (accessed: 2026-09-05). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA