Cyprus

Regions

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7000

Die Studies

• S 1303 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, hemistaters (392-362 BCE)
• S 1305 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, 1/10 staters (392-362 BCE)
• S 1306 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, 1/20 staters (392-362 BCE)
• Citium (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (163-145 BCE)
• Citium (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (145-116 BCE) Olivier 2012
• Citium (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976
• Citium (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (Arsinoe II/cornucopiae) (143-138 BCE)
• Citium (Pumiathon), gold, hemistaters (standing Heracles/lion attacking deer) (362-312 BCE)
• Citium (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (113-104 BCE) Olivier 2012
• Citium (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (113-109 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976
• Citium (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (117-113 BCE) Olivier 2012
• Citium (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (117-113 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976
• Citium (Ptolemy VI and VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (170-163 BCE)
• Citium (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (180-169 BCE)
• Citium (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (Arsinoe II/cornucopiae) (191-188 BCE)
• Citium (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (191-181 BCE)
• Citium, silver, double sigloi (lion lying/smooth) (500-490 BCE)
• S 605 - Paphos (Ptolemy VI), gold, mnaieia (180-171 BCE)
• S 606 - Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (141-134 BCE)
• S 627 - Paphos (Ptolemy VI-VIII), silver, tetradrachms (169-163 BCE)
• S 630 - Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, didrachms (138-137 BCE)
• S 634 - Paphos (Ptolemies), silver, tetradrachms - ancient forgeries (163-118 BCE)
• S 633 - Paphos (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (100-90 BCE) Olivier
• Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Olivier
• Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
• Paphos (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (195-180 BCE)
• Paphos (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-113 BCE) Olivier
• Paphos (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (180-169 BCE)
• Paphos (Ptolemies), silver, drachms (185-106 BCE)
• Paphos (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-113 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
• Paphos (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (114-106 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
• Paphos (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (114-105 BCE) Olivier
• Paphos (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (164-145 BCE)
• Paphos (Ptolemy V), gold, mnaieia (Arsinoe/cornucopiae) (192-185 BCE)
• Marium (Stasioikos II), gold, 1/4 staters (Zeus/Aphrodite) (330-312 BCE)
• S 150 - Amathus (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (170-168 BCE)
• S 1575 - Amathus (Wroikos?), silver, staters (460-450 BCE)
• S 1576 - Amathus (Wroikos?), silver, tetrobols (460-450 BCE)
• S 1577 - Amathus (Wroikos?), silver, diobols (460-450 BCE)
• S 1578 - Amathus (uncertain king), silver, staters (450-430 BCE)
• S 1579 - Amathus (Zotimos?), silver, staters (385-380 BCE)
• S 1580 - Amathus (Epipalos), silver, staters (370-360 BCE)
• S 1581 - Amathus (Rhoikos), silver, tetrobols (c. 350 BCE)
• S 1582 - Amathus (Lysandros), silver, staters (380-370 BCE)
• S 1584 - Amathus (Wroikos?), silver, obols (460-450 BCE)
• S 1583 - Amathus (Evagoras I), silver, staters (391-386 BCE)
• S 1315 - Salamis, gold, 1/3 stater, 374-353 BC
• S 1325 - Salamis, gold, 1/12 stater
• S 1324 - Salamis, gold, 1/3 stater, 315-305 BC
• S 1317 - Salamis, gold, 1/12 stater

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Overstriking coins

• 22344 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (CNG, EA 547, Oct. 2023, 316)
• 1862 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Savoca Numismatik, EA 24, July 2018, 123)
• 1918 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 43, Feb. 2018, 202)
• 1904 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, Apr. 2017, 353)
• 1694 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 45, May 2018, 313)
• 1939 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roman Numismatics EA 63, Nov. 2017, 280)
• 1982 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 30)
• 2242 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 1953.148.7)
• 1747 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 1974.26.3430)
• 2020 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Bertolami, EA 68, March 2019, 1358 part of).
• 3805 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 36, May 2017, 171)
• 1803 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 4, Nov. 2018, 374)
• 22382 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 58, June 2019, 352)
• 22385 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 38, July 2017, 284)
• 22387 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 53, Feb. 2019, 388)
• 22391 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 53, Feb. 2019, 389)
• 22394 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (CNG, EA 434, Dec. 2018, 120)
• 22397 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, E-Live 3, Oct. 2018, 260)
• 22400 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (CNG, EA 430, Oct. 2018, 183)
• 2211 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 60, Aug. 2019, 357)
• 22405 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Nomos, Obolos 14, Dec. 2019, 266)
• 22410 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Davissons, 40, March 2021, 66)
• 2256 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Badwin's, 37, May 2003, 731)
• 22415 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over uncertain type (Leu, WA 18, Dec. 2021, 1461)
• 22424 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 1970.68.2)
• 1698 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 1951.116.81)
• 2214 - Citium (Baalram) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Petsalis Coll. - Seltman 1924, 10)
• 1726 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Ebay seller Spartahelm, 11 Feb. 2018)
• 1830 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Solidus Numismatik, 21, Nov. 2017, 240)
• 22435 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 35, May 2017, 353)
• 22378 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 61, Aug. 2019, 339)
• 1911 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over uncertain type (Heritage Auction, 231942, Oct. 2019, 63110)
• 22466 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 516, May 2022, 299)
• 22469 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 516, May 2022, 298)
• 2344 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Budapest, 1641/013.7)
• 1947 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum)
• 1795 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 43, Feb. 2018, 201)
• 2219 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Naumann, 73, Jan. 2019, 240)
• 22479 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Nomos, 20, 10 July 2020, 254)
• 2337 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (CNG, EA 446, June 2019, 131)
• 2310 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 27, May 2016, 262)
• 2199 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Oxford, AM - Milne 1945, 1)
• 1815 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (London, BM, BMC Crete, 35)
• 2008 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, WA 9, Sept. 2019, 518)
• 3485 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Leu Numismatik, EA 18, Dec. 2021, 1466)
• 2126 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (Roma Numismatics, EA 46, June 2018, 282)
• 1757 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, 185, March 2010, 176)
• 22569 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 523, Sept. 2022, 231)
• 22572 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Leu Numismatik, WA 18, Dec. 2021, 1467)
• 22575 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (CNG, EA 431, Oct. 2018, 247)

... further results

Overstruck coins

• 2632 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (Roma Numismatics, EA 108, Apr. 2023, 446)
• 2395 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (CNG, EA 434, Dec. 2018, 109)
• 2272 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (CNG, EA 432, Nov. 2018, 80)
• 2338 - Aspendus (double siglos athletes/slinger) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (Karaman hoard, IGCH 1244)
• 2414 - Side (double siglos pomegrenate/Athena) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (Gorny & Mosch, 117, Oct. 2002, 309)
• 2410 - Side (double siglos pomegranate/Athena) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (NAC, 88, Oct. 2015, 435)
• 2055 - Idalium (double siglos Sphinx/incuse square) over Citium (Baalmelek I) (Heracles/lion) (IGCH 1275 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 14)
• 1808 - Salamis (double silgos ram/ankh) over Citium (Heracles/lion & stag) (CNG, EA 165, May 2007, 51)
• 2394 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (CNG, EA 437, Febr. 2019, 144)
• 2784 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (Obolos, 14, Dec. 2019, 243)
• 21315 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (CNG, EA 451, Sept. 2019, 149)
• 1723 - Paphos (Nikokles) (AE Tyche/Pegasus) over Paphos (Aphrodite/bird) (Coll. Tsiappas)
• 2126 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (Roma Numismatics, EA 46, June 2018, 282)
• 1792 - Idalium (double siglos Sphinx/incuse square) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (private coll. - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 12)
• 2050 - Salamis (double siglos ram/no type) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (Gorny, 101, 2003, 370)
• 22554 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Paphos (bull/astragalus) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 204)
• 2635 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (CNG, EA 435, Jan. 2019, 109)
• 2279 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (Pny-) (bull/eagle head) (Lanz on Ebay, July 28, 2019)
• 2383 - Curium (Alexander) (AE Heracles/bowcase & club) over Curium (Apollo/horse) (private coll. - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 22)
• 1795 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 43, Feb. 2018, 201)
• 2219 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Naumann, 73, Jan. 2019, 240)
• 22479 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Nomos, 20, 10 July 2020, 254)
• 2337 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (CNG, EA 446, June 2019, 131)
• 23671 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Leu Numismatik, EA 28, Dec. 2023, 1609)
• 27505 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Amathus (uncertain king) (lion crouching and eagle/forepart of lion) (Savoca coins, 245 Blue Auction, Dec. 2024, 119)
• 1785 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lying lion/forepart of lion) (IGCH 1255, Kelenderis - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 15)
• 3498 - Aspendus (double siglos athletes/slinger) over Salamis (Heracles/goat) (Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, 79)
• 2388 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (Gorny & Mosch, 142, Oct. 2005, 1593)
• 2355 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.54080)
• 21247 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (Heritage, Signature Sale 3102, Nov. 2022, 32161)
• 2406 - Nagidus (double siglos Aphrodite/Dionysus) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (M&M, 36, May 2012, 473)
• 1875 - Marium (double siglos Apollo/Europa) over Salamis (Euelthon) (ram/ankh) (London, BM, 1902-6-7-10)
• 1940 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (?/ankh) (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, Aug. 2011, 21544)
• 2061 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (ram/ankh) (Vecchi, 16, Oct. 1999, 273)
• 1806 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Salamis (ram/ram) (New York, ANS, 1967.152.548)
• 1944 - Salamis (AE Athena/prow) over Salamis (Heracles/club & bowcase) (Salamis, Cellarka, square LM20/22, no. 241)
• 2289 - Lycia (uncertain mint) (Perikles) (stater - Perikles/warrior) over Evagoras I (Herakles/goat) (Hess-Leu, March 1959, 270)
• 27543 - Marium (double siglos Apollo/Europa) over Salamis (Euelthon) (ram/ankh) (Leu Numismatik, EA 32, Dec. 2024, 726)
• 1758 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Idalium (sphinx/incuse square) (IGCH 1747, 12 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 5)
• 21785 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Soli (Cyprus) (lion/gorgoneion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 81, Feb 2021, 555)
• 3413 - Side (double siglos pomegrenate/Athena) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (ram/laurel branch) (Triton, V, Jan. 2002, 1465)
• 2316 - Side (double siglos pomegrenate/Athena) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (ram/laurel branch) (Leu Numismatik, EA 5, Sept. 2018, 300)
• 2459 - Side (double siglos pomegrenate/Athena) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (ram/laurel branch) (CNG, 93, May 2013, 438)
• 2071 - Idalium (double siglos Sphinx/incuse square) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (lion/bull) (IGCH 1242 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 11)
• 3518 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, EA 176, Nov. 2007, 50)
• 24323 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, MBS 57, Apr. 2001, 649)

Mints

Map

Table

Mint	RegionAncient region.	CountryModern country	CoordinatesGeographical coorindates
Citium	Cyprus	Greece	34.929597° N, 33.629471° E
Soloi	Cyprus	Greece	35.140400° N, 32.812600° E
Paphos	Cyprus	Greece	34.759931° N, 32.407565° E
Marium	Cyprus	Greece	35.037245° N, 32.436032° E
Curium	Cyprus	Greece	34.664200° N, 32.887700° E
Amathus	Cyprus	Greece	34.712354° N, 33.130332° E
Salamis	Cyprus	Turkey	35.175101° N, 33.903589° E
Idalium	Cyprus	Greece	35.019966° N, 33.412994° E
Soli (Cyprus)	Cyprus	Greece	35.138224° N, 32.813067° E
Cyprus (uncertain mint)	Cyprus	Greece	35.095192° N, 33.203430° E

Literature

• Bubelis 2004-2005
• Destrooper-Georgiades 1998
• Destrooper-Georgiades 2013
• Vismara 2018
• Callataÿ 2018b
• Milne 1945
• Olivier - Aumaître 2014
• Amandry 1984
• BMC Cyprus
• Troxell 1998
• Markou 2011
• McGregor 1999
• Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976
• Troxell 1999
• Babelon 1893
• Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008
• Tziambazis 2002
• Nelson 2011
• MacDonald 2020
• Markou 2025

Authors

• William S. Bubelis
• Anne Destrooper-Georgiades
• Joseph Grafton Milne
• Julien Olivier
• Héloïse Aumaître
• Michel Amandry
• Elias Tziambasis
• George Francis Hill
• Evangelina Markou
• Otto Mørkholm
• Kaelyn Ann McGregor
• Ino Nicolaou
• Hyla A. Troxell
• Eleni Zapiti