1⁄12 Stater - Pnytagoras

Pnytagoras was the last king of Salamis before the city-kingdom was absorbed into Ptolemaic Egypt, ruling through the turbulent decades when the Persian grip on Cyprus was loosening and Alexander's campaigns were redrawing every political boundary in the eastern Mediterranean. He notably switched allegiance from Persia to Alexander during the siege of Tyre in 332 BC, a calculated move that preserved his reign — at least temporarily. These fractional gold pieces were likely struck to meet the precise payment demands of mercenary troops, where small denominations in bullion carried more trust than silver in uncertain times.