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A listing of postage stamps of Cyprus depicting coins.

1928 February 1

Cyprus

3/4 piaster postage stamp part of a set commemorating the 50th year of Cyprus as a British Colony.
The stamp depicts a silver coin of Amathus.

1955 (month unknown)

Cyprus

25 milliemes postage stamp depicts a coin of Paphos.

1966 November 21

Cyprus

Two postage stamps depict ancient coins.
20 milliemes stamp depicts a silver coin of 4th century BC;
50 milliemes stamp depicts a silver coin of Alexander the Great.

1972 September 25

Cyprus

Four postage stamps depict silver staters of Cyprus.
20 milliemes stamp depicts Apollo, Marion, 5th century BC;
30 milliemes stamp depicts Eagle's head, Paphos, circa 460 BC;
40 milliemes stamp depicts Pallos Athena, Lapithos, 388-387 BC;
100 milliemes stamp depicts Sphinx and lotus flower, Idalion, about 460 BC.

1974 April 29

Cyprus

Three postage stamps for the Europa issue, depicting a silver stater of Marion, 5th century BC.
The stamp denominations are 10, 40, and 150 millimes.

1977 June 13

Cyprus

Four postage stamps depicting ancient coins of Cyprus.
10 milliemes stamp depicts a silver tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorcetes;
40 milliemes stamp depicts a bronze coin of Emperor Trajan;
60 milliemes stamp depicts a silver tetradrachm of Ptolomy VII;
100 milliemes stamp depicts a gold octodrachm of Arsinoell.

2002 September 22

Cyprus

Two postage stamps for the Cyprus-Europhilex 02 Philatelic Exhibition.
20 cent stamp depicts a silver coin of Timoharis, 5th-4th century BC;
20 cent stamp depicts a silver coin of Stasioikos, 449 BC.

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