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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7720004, member: 118780&quot;]This is just my basic understanding (so, please correct if I&#039;m wrong), but in order to mint gold coins back in that time you needed more than just desire - you needed gold mines in your control. This is the same case for silver - a number of rulers minted only bronze coins due to lack of access to silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>My understanding is the major gold mines back then were Lavrion in southern Attica and others in Macedon and Thrace. I don&#039;t believe there was considerable gold mining in the Peloponnese. Granted, during times in their history Sparta did have enough control in Attica that they could have minted gold coins had they wanted (which, as evidence from their lack of silver coins - they didn&#039;t), but at the time of Cleomenes Sparta was a has-been player on the field.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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