Salamis

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 399

The mint at the ancient site of Salamis on Cyprus.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 2118 - Salamis (Euelthon I), silver, staters (530-500 BCE)		Silver	23,790 kg
S 2119 - Salamis (Euelthon I), silver, third staters (520-500 BCE)		Silver	1,057 kg
S 2120 - Salamis (Euelthon I), silver, sixth staters (520-500 BCE)		Silver	439 kg
S 2121 - Salamis (Euelthon I), silver, twelfth staters (520-500 BCE)		Silver	629 kg
S 2122 - Salamis (Euelthon I), silver, twentyfourth staters (520-500 BCE)		Silver	202 kg
S 2123 - Salamis, silver, staters (500-480 BCE)		Silver	9,623 kg
S 2125 - Salamis (Euanthes), silver, staters (c. 450 BCE)		Silver	537 kg
S 1312 - Salamis (Evagoras I), gold, 1/4 staters (411-374 BCE)		Gold	48,237 kg
S 1313 - Salamis (Evagoras I), gold, 1/10 staters (411-374 BCE)		Gold	6,112 kg
S 1314 - Salamis (Evagoras I), gold, 1/20 staters (411-374 BCE)		Gold	604 kg
S 1315 - Salamis, gold, 1/3 stater, 374-353 BC		Gold	1,307 kg
S 1317 - Salamis, gold, 1/12 stater		Gold	147 kg
S 1316 - Salamis (Nikokles), gold, 1/12 staters (374-361 BCE)		Gold	2,061 kg
Salamis (Evagoras II), gold, staters (lion/Aphrodite) (361-351 BCE)		Gold	488,239 kg
S 1320 - Salamis (Evagoras II), gold, 1/12 staters (361-351 BCE)		Gold	1,840 kg
S 1321 - Salamis (Pnytagoras), gold, staters (351-322 BCE)		Gold	19,073 kg
S 1322 - Salamis, gold, 1/12 stater, 351-322 BC		Gold	610 kg
S 1323 - Salamis (Nikokreon), gold, staters (331-310 BCE)		Gold	52,971 kg
S 744 - Salamis (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (330-320 BCE)		Gold	50,413 kg
S 1324 - Salamis, gold, 1/3 stater, 315-305 BC		Gold	891 kg
S 1325 - Salamis, gold, 1/12 stater		Gold	227 kg
S 1743 - Salamis (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (306-295 BCE)		Gold	14,379 kg
H 126a - Salamis (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (294-283 BCE)		Gold	2,754 kg
S 610 - Salamis (Ptolemy V), silver, tetradrachms (191-180 BCE)		Silver	1,701 kg
S 611 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (180-170 BCE)		Silver	3,796 kg
S 599 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI), gold, mnaieia (180-162 BCE)		Gold	52,385 kg
S 612 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI and VIII), silver, tetradrachms (169-163 BCE)		Silver	3,037 kg
S 613 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (164-145 BCE)		Silver	13,389 kg
Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (145-116 BCE) Olivier		Silver	23,173 kg
Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm		Silver	21,333 kg
S 600 - Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (138-134 BCE)		Gold	6,482 kg
S 615 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-114 BCE)		Silver	1,161 kg
H 320 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (117-114 BCE)		Silver	1,382 kg
Salamis (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (Ptolemy I/eagle on thunderbolt) (114-104 BCE) Olivier		Silver	4,178 kg
H 323 - Salamis (Ptolemy X), silver, tetradrachms (114-109 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm		Silver	1,678 kg
S 617 - Salamis (Ptolemy IX), silver, tetradrachms (100-88 BCE) Olivier		Silver	3,819 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
2050 - Salamis (double siglos ram/no type) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (Gorny, 101, 2003, 370)		Silver	530 BC JL
2000 - Salamis (double siglos ram/no type) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Gorny & Mosch, 134, Oct. 2004, 1503)		Silver	530 BC JL
1736 - Salamis (drachma ram/no type) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Solidus Numismatik, 21, Nov. 2017, 241)		Silver	520 BC JL
1758 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Idalium (sphinx/incuse square) (IGCH 1747, 12 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 5)		Silver	500 BC JL
1808 - Salamis (double silgos ram/ankh) over Citium (Heracles/lion & stag) (CNG, EA 165, May 2007, 51)		Silver	500 BC JL
22554 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Paphos (bull/astragalus) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 204)		Silver	480 BC JL
22566 - Salamis (Phaucis) (double siglos ram/ankh) over Aegina (tortoise/incuse square) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 206)		Silver	480 BC JL
1800 - Salamis (Nikodamos) (double siglos ram/ankh) over Aegina (tortoise/incuse square) (NAC, 106, 9 May 2018, 310)		Silver	460 BC JL
1806 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Salamis (ram/ram) (New York, ANS, 1967.152.548)		Silver	450 BC JL
1707 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, 196, March 2011, 1869)		Silver	411 BC JL
1940 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (?/ankh) (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, Aug. 2011, 21544)		Silver	411 BC JL
22545 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over uncertain type (Triton, II, Dec. 1998, 462)		Silver	411 BC JL
2061 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (ram/ankh) (Vecchi, 16, Oct. 1999, 273)		Silver	411 BC JL
1944 - Salamis (AE Athena/prow) over Salamis (Heracles/club & bowcase) (Salamis, Cellarka, square LM20/22, no. 241)		Bronze	361 BC JL
928 - Salamis (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (Leu Numismatik, EA 18, Dec. 2021, 573)		Silver	315 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
1806 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Salamis (ram/ram) (New York, ANS, 1967.152.548)		Silver	450 BC JL
3498 - Aspendus (double siglos athletes/slinger) over Salamis (Heracles/goat) (Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, 79)		Silver	420 BC JL
1940 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (?/ankh) (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, Aug. 2011, 21544)		Silver	411 BC JL
2061 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (ram/ankh) (Vecchi, 16, Oct. 1999, 273)		Silver	411 BC JL
2388 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (Gorny & Mosch, 142, Oct. 2005, 1593)		Silver	410 BC JL
2355 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.54080)		Silver	410 BC JL
21247 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (Heritage, Signature Sale 3102, Nov. 2022, 32161)		Silver	410 BC JL
1875 - Marium (double siglos Apollo/Europa) over Salamis (Euelthon) (ram/ankh) (London, BM, 1902-6-7-10)		Silver	400 BC JL
27543 - Marium (double siglos Apollo/Europa) over Salamis (Euelthon) (ram/ankh) (Leu Numismatik, EA 32, Dec. 2024, 726)		Silver	400 BC JL
2406 - Nagidus (double siglos Aphrodite/Dionysus) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (M&M, 36, May 2012, 473)		Silver	380 BC JL
2289 - Lycia (uncertain mint) (Perikles) (stater - Perikles/warrior) over Evagoras I (Herakles/goat) (Hess-Leu, March 1959, 270)		Silver	380 BC JL
1944 - Salamis (AE Athena/prow) over Salamis (Heracles/club & bowcase) (Salamis, Cellarka, square LM20/22, no. 241)		Bronze	361 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	salamis_cyprus
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Salamis on Cyprus.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	707617
Ancient regionAncient region.	Cyprus Nomisma: cyprus
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	35.175101° N, 33.903589° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Salamis,_Cyprus https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/707617 http://sws.geonames.org/11952699/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x31077 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002340

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Literature

• BMC Cyprus
• Bubelis 2004-2005
• Markou 2011
• McGregor 1999
• Newell 1927
• Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976
• Troxell 1999
• Tziambazis 2002
• Vismara 2018
• Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008

Authors

• William S. Bubelis
• Anne Destrooper-Georgiades
• George Francis Hill
• Evangelina Markou
• Kaelyn Ann McGregor
• Ino Nicolaou
• Hyla A. Troxell
• Eleni Zapiti