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LM41626

Peloponnese, Sicyon, Silver Stater, late 330s BC.

Regular price £3,950
Regular price Sale price £3,950

Peloponnese, Sicyon, silver Stater, late 330s BC, chimera left, on groundline, wreath above, ΣE below, rev. dove left, within wreath, I below dove's neck, 12.14g, 9h (BMC 56; BCD Peloponnesos 219). Light die rust on obverse, light roughness to the peripheries, nearly extremely fine.

In 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that, amongst the whole series, it is these coins which are found in high grade perhaps indicating that they were withdrawn from circulation, buried to be recovered at a later date by soldiers who never returned.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.

Provenance:

Bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd., June 2013

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