Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (reverse)

c. 325–275 BCE Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Source image
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As the forces of Alexander III [the Great] advanced into Asia, the city-state of Salamis, on the island of Cyprus, voluntarily surrendered itself and its mint. Salamis began producing Macedonian-style coinage, adopting a helmeted Athena on the obverse and a winged Nike offerin...

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