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Stater In the name of Alexander III
| Issuer | Mint of Salamis, Cyprus |
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| Year | 332 BC - 323 BC |
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| Weight | 8.55 g |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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| Mintage | ND (332 BC - 323 BC) |
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Salamis was the dominant city-state on Cyprus and the first to defect to Alexander following his Phoenician campaign — the mint here was essentially a reward for that early loyalty, authorized to strike in Alexander's name almost immediately after the island's submission in 332 BC. Pumiathon, the last king of Kition, was executed for holding out; Nikokreon of Salamis was not.
Price 3137 is a well-documented emission from this short-lived authority. The series closed with Alexander's death in 323 BC, after which Cypriot mint production was reorganized under the Diadochi.