SAMARIA. Series with personal names and miscellaneous letters. Jeroboam, circa mid 4th century BCE. Mʿh = Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.70 g, 6 h). Male figure riding bull to right, holding spear in his upright right hand. Rev. Head of Herakles to left, lion skin draped around neck; to left, 𐡉𐡓𐡁𐡏𐡌 (YRBʿM in Aramaic); all within shallow circular incuse. CSC 154 corr. (figure riding, not standing next to bull). Hendin 6038. Jeselsohn 62 corr. (figure riding, not standing next to bull). Meshorer & Qedar 41. NH -. Shoshana -. Sofaer 108-109. Wyssmann p. 257, MQ 41.i (this coin). Rare and beautifully toned. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine.



The Herakles on this coin is clearly modeled on Cilician obols of the fourth century BCE (cf. Göktürk 40 and SNG Paris 480).