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Drachm
| Issuer | Samos |
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| Year | 210 BC - 185 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a charging bull to right, depicted in three-quarter perspective with head lowered and forelegs extended, rendered with vigorous naturalism. In the lower left field, a krater (wine vessel) is placed, and to the lower right the ΠAΓ monogram appears, likely denoting a magistrate or mint official. The ethnic legend ΣΑΜΙΩΝ arcs across the upper field, identifying the issuing city. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Samos had its own distinct coinage tradition for centuries, but by the late 3rd century BC the island was caught between competing Hellenistic powers — Rome, Macedon, and the Seleucids all maneuvered through the Aegean during precisely these decades. The city's coinage from this period reflects a community trying to maintain civic identity under considerable external pressure, particularly following the Roman-Macedonian conflicts that reshaped the region after 200 BC.
Barron's classification of this type places it within a series distinguished by magistrate names, making die linkage studies feasible for specialists.