{"title":"Sikyon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"peloponnese-sicyon-silver-stater-late-330s-bc-lm41626","title":"Peloponnese, Sicyon, Silver Stater, late 330s BC.","description":"\u003cp style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003ePeloponnese, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003eSicyon, silver Stater, late 330s BC, chimera left, on groundline, wreath above, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri\" greek\u003eΣ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003eE below, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003erev.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e dove left, within wreath, I below dove's neck, 12.14g, 9h (BMC 56; BCD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003ePeloponnesos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e 219). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003eLight die rust on obverse, light roughness to the peripheries, nearly extremely fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;\\'\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:9pt;\\'\"\u003eIn his notes, BCD suggests this issue, with letter I, along with those with letters N or A, should be associated with Alexander the Great's recruitment of mercenaries for his campaign in Asia. He suggests that, amongst the whole series, it is these coins which are found in high grade perhaps indicating that they were withdrawn from circulation, buried to be recovered at a later date by soldiers who never returned. The Peloponnese is thought to have been a steady and reliable source of mercenaries and Sicyon with its well-established mint and administration was well placed to serve as a conduit for this supply. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:9pt;\\'\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:9pt;\\'\"\u003eBought A H Baldwin \u0026amp; Sons Ltd., June 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sovereign Rarities Live","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56741485871490,"sku":"LM41626","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/5365\/3473\/files\/LM41626_0.jpg?v=1782920734"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.sovr.co.uk\/collections\/sikyon.oembed","provider":"Sovereign Rarities Live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}