Cyprus, Salamis AR Stater. Nikodamos, circa 460-450 BC. Recumbent ram to right; Cypriot script 'ba-si-le-wo-ni-ko-ta-mo' around / Large ornate ankh enclosing Cypriot 'ni', Cypriot 'mi-la/ni-se' around; all within incuse circle. K. McGregor, The Coinage of Salamis, Cyprus, from the Sixth to the Fourth Centuries, University College London (unpublished PhD Thesis 1998, J.I) 291-9 var. (1/3 stater) and cf. 327 (florals of three sprays in rev. corners); NAC 106, 310 var. (rev. legend); Traité I 944, pl. XXVI, 21 var. (1/3 stater); NAC 59, 639 var. (1/3 stater); BMC 32 var. (diobol); Tziambazis -. 11.31g, 23mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references.

Ex Paulo Leitão Collection;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 80, 4 February 2021, lot 570 (hammer: £2,400);
Ex inventory of a German dealer, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 65, 19 December 2019, lot 479.