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

Date: c. 325–275 BCE
Medium: gold
Culture: Greek, Macedonian, minted at Salamis (Cyprus)
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 97364

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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 offering a laurel wreath on the reverse. The rudder in the left field is the distinguishing symbol of Salamis, a nod to the city’s longstanding maritime prominence. Athena appears off-center on this coin’s obverse due to an error in the minting process.

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