Cypriot kings and their coins: new epigraphic and numismatic evidence from Amathous and Marion

For the edition of the corpus of Cypriot syllabic inscriptions of the 1st millennium BC, IG XV 1,1, which was published in 2020, a close collaboration between epigraphy and numismatics was inaugurated by the authors of the present paper. The fruits of this collaboration can be seen in the coin sections of the corpus (IG XV 1, 85‑92, coins of Amathous ; IG XV 1, 406‑410, coins of Marion). Cypriot coins of the 5th and 4th centuries are exceptional sources of historical information, since they carry royal names in most cases unknown from other primary sources. This paper traces the history of the intertwined study of Cypriot numismatics and epigraphy, highlights the conventions of this new edition that follow the editing principles of both fields, and discusses new, corrected readings of Cypriot kings’ royal names.