Nicocreon

Gold coin (stater) of Nikokreon, following Persian standard. Both sides (left = obverse; right = reverse) depict a draped bust of Aphrodite

Nicocreon (Greek Nικoκρέων; lived 4th century BC) was king of Salamis in Cyprus, at the time of Alexander the Great's (336–323 BC) expedition against Persia.

Nicocreon, along with the other Cypriot kings, submitted to Alexander without opposition. In 331 BC, after the return of Alexander from Egypt, Nicocreon visited the city of Tyre to pay homage to him, where he distinguished himself by the magnificence which he displayed in furnishing his theatrical exhibitions.

One personal anecdote recorded about Nicocreon is his putting the philosopher Anaxarchus to death in a barbarous manner as revenge for an insult which the latter had offered him on the occasion of his visit to Alexander.