Samos Barron 1966 Ptolemaic tetrobols, Silver, struck at Samos, 270–240 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 samaina. Weight about 2.3 g, diameter 16.0 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 2.31g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀16.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (3) |
| 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 Samaina
specimens (4)
British Museum
2.26g
⌀17.0
6↕
British Museum
2.34g
⌀15.0
6↕
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
2.32g
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Ptolemaic tetrobols (samos_barron_1966_ptolemaic-tetrobols), 270–240 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-ptolemaic-tetrobols/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA