Greek Coin of CYPRUS - Salamis
Uncertain king (480-460 BC). Silver AR Stater (21mm, 2h)
Reference: BMC 29. Zapiti & Michaelidou-. Tziambazis-.
Certified:
NGC VF 6323728-014
Obverse: Phausis. Pa-u above, si-o-se below (Cypriot), ram couchant left.
Reverse: Pa, se-si-le-o (Cypriot, within ring and counterclockwise around from
upper right), large ornate ankh; all within incuse square.
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Salamis (Ancient Greek: Σαλαμίς, Greek: Σαλαμίνα, Turkish: Salamis) is an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition, the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, king of the Greek island of Salamis, who could not return home after the Trojan war because he had failed to avenge his brother Ajax.