Finally brought home a Sikyon stater

I think you'll find answers to your questions and references to some books/papers in this discussion about the dating of Sikyon's coins : http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=91734.0

My two Sikyon silvers dated to the Peloponessian War...


SIKYONIA, Sikyon
AR Stater. 11.95g, 24mm. Circa 431-400 BC. BCD Peloponnesos 186; HGC 5, 181. O: Chimaera standing left; ΣE below. R: Dove flying left within wreath.
Ex BCD Collection; Ex Joseph J. Copeland Collection


SIKYONIA, Sikyon
AR Drachm. 5.03g, 18mm. Circa 431-400 BC. BCD Peloponnesos 180-4; HGC 5, 206. O: Dove alighting left; Σ-E flanking. R: Dove flying left within wreath.
Ex BCD Collection

 

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Thank you for this Zumbly that will be very helpful and should lead to some fun research. You're coins are excellent as well. I particularly like the Chimaera on your first coin as that is the design that really draws me to this series.

 

You're welcome... all the best in your search for one. IMHO, these are one of the great, iconic coins of ancient Greece.

 

Great thread, awesome coins (one of my absolute favourite types)

=> here is a CNG link which shows hundreds of examples ...

https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=Sikyon Chimaera STATER&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1

... I hope this helps (if not, at least it's always fun checking-out other people's coins, eh?)