NICOCREONTE, RE DI SALAMINA

[King John]

Salve a tutti, volevo farvi ammirare questo splendore di moneta coniata da Nicocreonte, re di Salamina di Cipro dal 331 al 311. E' semplicemente stupenda...

Classical Numismatic Group, Auction Triton Vi del 14/01/2003, lotto n. 443. Venduta a 13.000 USD.

CYPRUS, Salamis. Nikokreon. Circa 331-311/10 BC. AV Stater (8.29 gm).
Estimate $10000
CYPRUS, Salamis. Nikokreon. Circa 331-311/10 BC. AV Stater (8.29 gm). Persic standard. Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair rolled above forehead and falling in long wavy strands to front and back of shoulder, wearing beaded necklace, triple-drop earring, and turreted crown, NI behind / Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair in tight ringlets falling before ear and down back of neck, wearing torque (open end at front of her neck), beaded hoop earring, fillet, and crown decorated with semicircular plates; BA behind. McGregor 804 = Traité II 1188, pl. 129, 10, (same dies). EF. (See color enlargement on plate 1.) ($10,000)


Nikokreon succeeded Pnytagoras on the throne of Salamis and is reported to have paid homage to Alexander after the conqueror’s return from Egypt to Tyre in 331. In the war between Antigonos and Ptolemy (315), Nikokreon supported the latter and was rewarded by being placed in control of all Cyprus. Nikokreon’s gold staters, continuing in the tradition established by Pnytagoras, feature busts of Cypriote Aphrodite in her various forms, as celebrated by her numerous cult centers on the island. Her turreted crown on the obverse of this coin shows her assimilation to Tyche as protecting civic goddess for the whole of Cyprus.

Kaelyn Ann McGregor has catalogued all five previously known examples of Nikokreon’s gold staters in her unpublished doctoral thesis, The Coinage of Salamis, Cyprus, From the Sixth to the Fourth Centuries B.C. (Institute of Archaeology, University College, London, 1999). The five published specimens, with McGregor catalogue numbers (and die combinations) are as follows:

1. McGregor 802 (O1/R1). Gulbenkian 814; Jameson 2606.
2. McGregor 803 (O1/R2). Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, Brussels; Hoffmann, 29 June 1881; Bayle sale, 1 May 1881; Hirsch Collection; Naster, p. 270, no. 1617, pl. LXXXVI; Destrooper-Georgiades 1990, p. 15, no. 9.
3. McGregor 803a (O1/R2). Boston Museum of Fine Arts 2340; M&M Basel VIII, Dec. 1949, 857.
4. McGregor 804 (O2/R2). Bibliothèque Nationale (de Luynes Collection); Six 1883, p. 297, no. 48; Traité II 1188, pl.cxxix, 10.
5. McGregor 805 (O3/R3). Berlin (C.R. Fox Collection); von Sallet, p. 132, pl. V, 6; Six 1883, p. 297, no. 49.1; BMC p. cxiii, pl. XXIV, 21; Traité II 1188 bis, pl.cxxix, 11.

The present specimen, from the same dies as McGregor 804, is apparently the only gold stater of Nikokreon in private ownership.

 

 

Modificato 14 Novembre, 2016 da King John

[King John]

NICOCREONTE (Νικοκρέων, Nicocreon). - Piccolo re di Salamina di Cipro. Successe al padre Pnitagora nel 331 a. C., e rimase sul trono fino al 311-0. L'anno 321, insieme con gli altri signori delle città di Cipro, s'unì a Tolomeo contro Perdicca; e il 313, essendosi ribellate alcune città cipriote, i loro signori furono destituiti o giustiziati, e il comando di tutta l'isola fu da Tolomeo assegnato a Nicocreonte di Salamina, con il titolo di stratego. Poco dopo, avendo Nicocreonte patteggiato con Antigono, fu da Tolomeo costretto a togliersi la vita (311-0).

Bibl.: B. Niese, Gesch. der griech. u. mak. Staten, I, Gotha 1893, pp. 219, 278 seg.; K. J. Beloch, Griechische Geschichte, 2ª ed., III, ii, Berlino 1923, p. 101; IV, ii, Berlino 1927, p. 331 segg.

(da Treccani.it)

[King John]

la stessa moneta è stata rivenduta nel 2016 a ben 27.500 USD

Classical Numismatic Group
 

Auction	Lot	Date	Estimate	Hammer
Triton XIX	2063 (« | »)	5. Jan. 2016	20'000 USD	27'500 USD

Description

CYPRUS, Salamis. Nikokreon. Circa 331-310 BC. AV Stater (15.5mm, 8.28 g, 5h). Persian standard. Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair rolled above forehead and falling in long wavy strands to front and back of shoulder, wearing turreted crown, triple-pendant earring, and beaded necklace; NI to right / Draped bust of male left, with long sideburn and hair in tight ringlets falling down back of neck, wearing crown decorated with semicircular plates, and torque; BA to right. Markou, L'or 442 (D3/R2 – this coin); Zapiti & Michaelidou –; Tziambazis 137; Boston MFA 2340 (same rev. die); Gulbenkian 814 = Jameson 2026; Hirsch 1617; de Luynes 2952 = Traité II 1188, pl. CXXIX, 10. Near EF, trace deposits on obverse, slight die rust on reverse. Extremely rare, one of six known staters of Nikokreon (note: Markou 440 and 441 are the same coin [Boston MFA 2340]).
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 443.
Nikokreon was the son of Pnytagoras, and continued using the same stater types as his father, simply replacing the name on the obverse. During the Diadoch Wars, Nikokreon allied himself to Ptolemy I against the Antigonids, for which the Egyptian ruler awarded him the title “General of the Island of Cyprus” in 312 BC. Nikokreon was the last of the Teucridai to rule in Salamis; upon his death in 310 BC, the city came under the rule of Ptolemy’s brother, Menelaos.

[King John]

la quotazione qui sale ancora: 45.000 USD meritatissimi perchè questa moneta è il top!

Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

 

Auction	Lot	Date	Estimate	Hammer
Triton XIX	2062 (« | »)	5. Jan. 2016	30'000 USD	45'000 USD

CYPRUS, Salamis. Pnytagoras. Circa 351/0-332/1 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 8.28 g, 12h). Persian standard. Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair rolled above forehead and falling in long wavy strands to front and back of shoulder, wearing turreted crown, triple-pendant earring, and beaded necklace; ΠN to right / Draped bust of male left, with long sideburn and hair in tight ringlets falling down back of neck, wearing crown decorated with semicircular plates, and torque; BA to right. Markou, L'or 426 (D6/R11 – this coin); Zapiti & Michaelidou 22; Tziambazis 132; Gulbenkian 813; Jameson 1631 (same obv. die); Pozzi 2899 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster, a couple light marks on reverse. Very rare, one of only 19 staters of Pnytagoras known to Markou.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 363; Victor Adda Collection.
Pnytagoras came to power following the deposition of his half-uncle Evagoras II, who was expelled by his subjects after refusing to support a revolt against the Persians. Following the revolt, the Persians mounted an invasion to retake Cyprus and supported Evagoras in his bid to regain his throne in Salamis. Soon, however, unknown accusations were made against Evagoras which prompted the Persians to change their support to Pnytagoras, who subsequently submitted to the Persian king. After the battle of Ipsos, Pnytagoras allied himself with the Macedonians, and his fleet participated in the important siege of Tyre in 332 BC. Following the siege, Alexander rewarded Pnytagoras with the city of Tamassos, which had been a possession of Kition. Pnytagoras died later that same year and was succeeded by his son, Nikokreon. Pnytagoras’ gold staters feature the bust of Cypriote Aphrodite, as celebrated by her numerous cult centers on the island. Her turreted crown on the obverse of this coin shows her assimilation to Tyche as protecting civic goddess for the whole of Cyprus.

 

Modificato 14 Novembre, 2016 da King John

[King John]

E questo è il didramma dello stesso re.

Baldwin's Auctions Ltd

Auction	Lot	Date	Estimate	Hammer
Auction 52	68 (« | »)	25. Sept. 2007	-	-

ANCIENT COINS

GREEK
Cyprus
No.: 68
Estimate: £ 2500
Salamis, Nikokreon (331-310 BC), Didrachm, turreted head of Aphrodite right, monogram ZV, rev laureate head of Apollo left, behind BA, 6.23g, 2h (BMC 85; Babelon 1189 var; Weber 7738; SNG Cop 62). Nice style and patina, small cracks, otherwise very fine, very rare.
£2500-3000
ex Rothschild collection, Sotheby’s, 31 May 1900, lot 405
ex John Ward collection, donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sotheby, Zurich, 4-5 April 1973, lot 650
ex Elsen 76, 13 September 2003, lot 290

Modificato 14 Novembre, 2016 da King John

[skubydu]

ciao King,

permettimi una battuta...."in tema"

posto questa, non è una moneta ma è eccezionale comunque   

salamina (o salama da sugo ferrarese)

 

skuby

[King John]

27 minuti fa, skubydu dice:

ciao King,

permettimi una battuta...."in tema"

posto questa, non è una moneta ma è eccezionale comunque   

salamina (o salama da sugo ferrarese)

 

skuby

Ahahahhahaha

Fammela assaggiare: mandamene un po'! 

[King John]

@skubydu

Visti i tanti falsi di cui si parla ultimamente su forum,

se tu mi mandi la salamina da sugo ferrarese

io ti faccio assaggiare una specialità delle mie parti:

SALAME DI BUFALO!!!!!!

 

 

Modificato 17 Novembre, 2016 da King John

[skubydu]

Grazie King, purtroppo un tempo i parenti stavano a Ferrara,  ora non ho più nessuno la è raramente ci vado. 

Promesso,  che alla prima visita la, non mi dimentico.. 

Skuby