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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mrktstrtmyhm, post: 7714721, member: 118005&quot;]Hey Ancient Coin buffs!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m plugging along &quot;The Peloponnesian War&quot; by Thucydides and have just reached the first mention of money in the book. For context:</p><p><br /></p><p>Summer 428 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;At this time when their ships were at sea the Athenians had the largest number of ships on active service and in fine condition, though there were similar or even greater numbers at the beginning of the war. Then there were a hundred guarding Attica, Euboea, and Salamis, and a further hundred cruising round the Peloponnese, apart from the ships at Potidea and in other places, so the total number of ships in service in the course of one summer war two hundred and fifty. This and Potidea were particular drains on their finances. The men on duty at Potidaea were two-drachma hoplites (receiving one drachma a day for themselves and one for their servant). There were three thousand of these at first, and this number was maintained throughout the siege; and then there were the sixteen hundred with Phormio, who left before the end. All the ships paid at this same rate. This then was the initial drain on their finances, and this the largest number of ships which they manned.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Who can point me in the direction of the drachmas mentioned in this passage? Could they be from Athens or from other allied cities&#039; mints?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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