Samos Barron 1966 Samian obols 1, Silver, struck at Samos, 459–415 BC. Obverse: head of hera wearing a stephane (crown). Reverse: head of a lion roaring. Weight about 0.5 g, diameter 8.5 mm.
| mint | Samos | weight | 0.46g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀8.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Hera wearing a stephane (crown)
reverse
Head of a lion roaring
specimens (2)
British Museum
0.43g
⌀8.0
6↕
British Museum
0.49g
⌀9.0
3↕
Cite this coin
Samos Barron 1966 Samian obols 1 (samos_barron_1966_samian_obols), 459–415 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samos-barron-1966-samian-obols-1/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA