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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Greece| > |Athens| > GB76810
Salamis, Islands off Attica, Greece, 4th Century B.C.
|Athens|, |Salamis,| |Islands| |off| |Attica,| |Greece,| |4th| |Century| |B.C.|, Salamis is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 2 km off-coast from Piraeus and about 16 km west of Athens. Some say it was named after the nymph Salamis, according to legend the mother of Cychreus, the first king of the island. Another theory, considers "Salamis" to come from the root Sal- (meaning salty water) and -amis (meaning the middle); thus Salamis would be (the place) amid salt water. Salamis was probably first colonized by Aegina and later occupied by Megara, but became an Athenian possession in the time of Solon or Peisistratos, following the war between Athens and Megara around 600 B.C. According to Homer's Iliad, Salamis took part in the Trojan War with twelve ships under the leadership of Ajax. Salamis island is known for the Battle of Salamis, the decisive naval victory of the allied Greek fleet, led by Themistocles, over the Persian Empire in 480 B.C. It is said to be the birthplace of Ajax and Euripides; the latter's birth being popularly placed on the day of the battle.
GB76810. Bronze AE 16, SNG Cop 455; Kroll p. 214, 640; BMC Attica p. 116, 1, VF, rough corrosion, Salamis mint, weight 2.787g, maximum diameter 16.4mm, die axis 180o, 4th century B.C.; obverse head of nymph Salamis right, wearing stephanos; reverse ΣA-ΛA, sword of Ajax in sheath, on his Boeotian shield; very rare; SOLD










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