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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7976883, member: 118780&quot;]Very nice coin with an interesting history!</p><p><br /></p><p>Funny thing, though. After I read this post, I thought &quot;hmm...Since I&#039;m in the mood for wasting time, let&#039;s take a look at what Marc Breitsprecher has for offer.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found this (Marc&#039;s image, since I don&#039;t have it yet)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1384396[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Title: Cyprus. Citium. Pumiathon Æ Chalkous / Lion</b></p><p><b>Attribution:</b> BMC 69</p><p><b>Date:</b> 362-312 BC</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Lion walking left, ram head above</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Horse standing left, star above, symbol before</p><p><b>Size:</b> 16.37mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 2.70 grams</p><p><b>Description:</b> VF, light roughness.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although the coin looks rough, it&#039;s nice for the type. This one has most of the details. Most others (and I&#039;ve only found three) are lacking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pumiathon was neutral while Alexander the Great fought the Persians, whereas his rival Pnytagoras provided valuable assistance in the siege of Tyre. Alexander remembered this, and later seized territory from Pumiathon in favor of Pnytagoras.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pumiathon eventually met his end at the hands of Ptolemy I, who executed him and burned many of the temples in Kition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pumiathon minted a number of silver drachms in the name and types of Alexander, and they&#039;re relatively common. However, I prefer to pick up more personal issues when I can, so I was on the lookout for this bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, thanks for leading me to this coin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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