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Ancient Coinage of Ionia, Samos

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BMC 79Ionia, Islands off, Samos. Circa 398-365 BC. AR Obol. Facing scalp of lion / Forepart of bull right; SA below. Barron pg. 213, 1-2. TextImage
BMC 147Islands off Ionia, Samos. Circa 394-365 BC. AE19mm. Head of Hera left, wearing stephane, necklace, and earring / Facing lion's head. SNG von Aulock 2296. TextImage
BMC 25ffSamos, Ionia, AR tetrobol, (2.16g) 5th century BC, Forepart of bull left. / Forepart of bull left. TextObvRev
Barron_11Ionia, Islands off. Samos. Circa 210-190 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.78 gm). Facing lion's scalp / Forepart of bull right; peacock, krater, and grain-ear below. TextImage
Barron_161ISLANDS OF IONIA. Samos. Ca. 370-365 BC. Silver tetradrachm (15.21 gm). Facing lion scalp / SA, collared ox forepart running right, laurel branch behind, magistrate's name [MO]IRADH[S] above. Barron 161 (only one recorded). Extremely rare & a product of the last dies used in the Rhodian-weight tetradrachm series. Toned. Good very fine TextImage
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McClean_8404Islands off Ionia, Samos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 408/4-366 BC. Alkmeon, son of Hegemoneus, magistrate. Facing lion's scalp / SA below nose, forepart of bull right; branch behind, ALKMEWN HGEMONEWS above. TextImage
SNGCop 1673Samos, Ionia, AR drachm, (2.87g) Forepart of winged boar left. / Lion scalp facing, dotted border, all in incuse square. TextObvRev
SNGCop 1673vIonia, Islands off. Samos. Circa 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.28 gm). Forepart of a winged boar left / Facing lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. TextImage
SNGCop 1678Islands off Ionia, Samos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 485-439 BC. Facing lion's scalp / SA, forepart of bull right. TextImage
SNGCop 1692Ionian Islands, Samos. ca 350 BC. Æ 14mm. Head of Hera right, in stephane & necklace / SA, facing lion's scalp. BMC 143-144. TextImage
SNGCop 1706vIonian Islands, Samos. ca 3rd Century BC. Æ 13mm. Three-quarter facing head of Hera, head turned slightly right, in a necklace / SA, prow of a samian galley left; magistrate SKATA below. TextImage
SNGCop 1795cfIonian Islands, Samos. ca 3rd Century BC. Æ 13mm. Three-quarter facing head of Hera, head turned slightly right, in a necklace / SA, prow of a samian galley left; magistrate SKATA below. TextImage
SNGvA_229Islands Of Ionia, Samos AR Drachm. ca 400-365 BC. Facing lion scalp / SA, forepart of bull right; magistrate DHMWN. Barron 8. TextImage
Traite_7cfSamos(?). Circa 600-550 BC. EL 1/24th Stater. Sphinx seated left / Incuse punch with irregularly spaced dots. TextImage
unpub_AR4DrachmIslands Of Ionia, Samos AR Tetradrachm. ca 400-365 BC. Facing lion scalp / SA, forepart of bull right, branch behind; magistrate QEOGNHU. Barron, (unrecorded magistrate); SNG Copenhagen -. TextImage
Sear #3520Samos, AR drachm. c526-522 BC, Forepart of winged boar left / Lion scalp facing, within dotted & linear square, all within incuse square. BMC 42. TextObvRev
Sear #3523Miletos, Ionia, AR 1/12 stater. c 525 BC, Head of lion right / Star ornament within incuse square. SNG Cop 952. TextImage
Sear #4634Ionia, Samos AR Trihemiobol. 453-439 BC. Forepart of winged boar left / lion's head left within incuse square. TextImage
Sear #4635Samos, Ionia, AR diobol, panther TextObvRev
Sear #4655Samos Ionia, AR hemidrachm, lion / ox TextObvRev
Sear #4665Ionian Islands: Samos AE8. Late Fifth Century BC. Forepart of Samian Galley / S-A; Amphora, all within olive wreath. BMC 125. TextImage
Sear #4666Samos, Ionia, AE14. Before 365BC. Diademed head of Hera left / Lion scalp facing.
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Sear #4674Ionian Islands, Samos AE12. Late 3rd - early 2nd Century BC. Diademed head of Hera right / Prow of Samian Galley; magistrate's name. TextImage

Commodus
- SNG Copenhagen 1737

Commodus AE18 of the Ionian Island of Samos. M AV KOMODOC, laureate head right / CAMIWN, cult statue of the Samian Hera, wearing modius & holding fillets, peacock to either side. TextImage

Julia Domna
- SNG von Aulock 2307v

Julia Domna AE30mm of Samos, Ionia. IOYALIA DOMNA CEB, draped bust right / CA MI WN, statue of Hera standing facing within tetrastyle temple. TextImage

Gordian III
- BMC 307

Gordian III Æ 20mm of Samos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / River deity reclining left and leaning upon vase from which river flows, reed in right hand.TextImage

Tranquillina
- BMC 316

Tranquillina Æ22 of Samos, Ionia. FOPIA TRA NKVLLINA, diademed & draped bust right / CAMIWN, river god reclining left, holding reed & cornucopia.TextObvRev

Philip II
- SNG Copenhagen 1777

Philip II, as Caesar Æ 21mm of Samos, Ionia. Bare-headed, draped, & cuirassed bust right / CAMI, WN in exergue, figure of Imbrasus River reclining left, holding reed & cornucopiae.TextImage

Trajan Decius
- _samos_AE28

Trajan Decius Æ28 of Samos, Islands of Ionia. AVT TPAIANOC DEKIOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SAM IWN, tetrastyle temple, containing Artemis Ephesia.TextObvRev

Valerian I
- SNG Copenhagen 1795cf

Valerian I AE15 of Samos, island off Ionia. ..LIK VALEPIANO..., laureate cuirassed bust right / CAMIWN, cult statue of Hera or Hera standing facing holding anchor.TextImage

- SNG von Aulock 2329

Valerian I Æ 27mm of Samos, Ionia. AVT K POLIC VALEPIANOC, Laureate, draped bust right / CAM-IWN, Tetrastyle temple with arch above cultus statue of Samian Hera standing facing. TextImage
See also: Sear the Perseus Project database for coins of Samos
Search for Ionia, Samos at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Ionia, Samos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Samus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Samos at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Samus in the ANS Database
Search for Samos in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Samos at AncientImports.com
Search for Samos at Incitatus Coins

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