circa 330-312 BCE
Æ 15mm, 2,38g
Head of Apollo left; [ΠΡ behind] /
Krater; [BA] to right
Tziambazis 49; BMC pl. XX, 2; Sear 5749; Traité II 1364, pl. CXXXVI
Praxippos was the last independent king of Lapethos (Cyprus). Unlike several other kings of Cyprus, there’s no evidence that he participated in the Siege of Tyre. However, after Alexander‘s death he allied with Antigonos I Monophthalmos, but switched sides again when he was besieged by Seleukos. That last part (Seleukos) is from Who’s who of Alexander and his Successors. Tzambiazis, however, mentions he was deposed by Ptolemy I, which makes more sense. Ptolemy sent his brother Menelaos to conquer the island, and those kings who allied with Antigonos were put to death.