Samos

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 203

The mint at the ancient site of Samos off Ionia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
AC 228a - Samos, silver, tetrobols (530-526 BCE)		Silver	382 kg
AC 228 - Samos, silver, drachms (526-522 BCE)		Silver	2,990 kg
AC 229 - Samos, silver, drachms (510-500 BCE)		Silver	4,240 kg
AC 230 - Samos, silver, tetradrachm, 499-439 BC		Silver	13,590 kg
AC 231f - Samos, silver, tetradrachms (412-404 BCE)		Silver	1,631 kg
AC 231g - Samos, silver, drachms (412-404 BCE)		Silver	183 kg
AC 231h - Samos, silver, triobols (412-404 BCE)		Silver	4,941 kg
AC 231i - Samos, silver, obols (412-404 BCE)		Silver	23 kg
AC 231 - Samos, silver, tetradrachm, 400-365 BC		Silver	13,160 kg
AC 231a - Samos, silver, drachma, 400-365 BC		Silver	742 kg
AC 231b - Samos, silver, hemidrachm, 400-365 BC		Silver	228 kg
AC 231c - Samos, silver, diobol, 400-365 BC		Silver	299 kg
AC 231d - Samos, silver, trihemiobol, 400-365 BC		Silver	171 kg
AC 231e - Samos, silver, obol, 400-365 BC		Silver	187 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
2405 - Samos (stater lion's scalp/head of ox) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 2008.39.62)		Silver	499 BC JL
2562 - Samos (stater lion's scalp/head of ox) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (London, BM, 1855-5-12.37)		Silver	499 BC JL
2142 - Samos (stater lion's scalp/head of ox) over uncertain type (London, BM, BNK, G.607)		Silver	499 BC JL
2668 - Samos (stater lion's scalp/head of ox) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, FG 3230)		Silver	482 BC JL
2209 - Samos (stater lion's scalp/head of ox) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Naville, 13, Juin 1928, 872)		Silver	482 BC JL
2060 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, Chandon de Briailles 579)		Silver	453 BC JL
2001 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over Athens (Athena/owl) (London, BM, HPB, p. 112.51)		Silver	453 BC JL
2401 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, FG 2272)		Silver	420 BC JL
1994 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over uncertain type (Athens market, Aug. 1953)		Silver	412 BC JL
2080 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over uncertain type (Copenhagen, NM, 1685)		Silver	412 BC JL
1969 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over uncertain type (Athens market, May 1958)		Silver	412 BC JL
2026 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 159)		Silver	412 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
2582 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Samos (lion/bull) (CNG, EA 434, Dec. 2018, 107)		Silver	465 BC JL
21790 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Samos (lion/bull) (Themis Numismatics, 9, Apr. 2021, 161)		Silver	465 BC JL
22341 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Samos (lion/bull) (CNG, EA 547, Oct. 2023, 271)		Silver	465 BC JL
20430 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Samos (lion/bull) (CNG, EA 435, Jan. 2019, 108)		Silver	465 BC JL
25582 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Samos (lion/bull) (CNG, EA 562, May 2024, 141)		Silver	465 BC JL
22284 - Rhaucus (stater Poseidon/trident) over Samos? (lion/bull) (Paris, BnF, R 2334)		Silver	330 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	samos
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Samos off Ionia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	599926
Ancient regionAncient region.	Ionia Nomisma: ionia
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	37.689444° N, 26.943056° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Samos https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599925 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q156882 https://www.freebase.com/m/096c16 http://sws.geonames.org/254114/

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Literature

• Barron 1966

Authors

• John Penrose Barron
• Fabrice Delrieux