North Cyprus  
 


Ancient Period

    
 

 Egyptian Period - Ptolemy II of Cyprus

 
Timocharis, end of 5th cent. B.C. 
 Timocharis, end of 5th cent. B.C.

Silver Diobol coin, above, dates back to the rule of King Timocharis of Marion (an ancient City-Kingdom on the western part of the island, near 'Polis tis Chrysochou'), at the end of the 5th century B.C. The coin depicts the abduction of Europa by Zeus in the shape of a bull to right; within incuse square Syllabic inscription