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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3974589, member: 51347&quot;]AE from <i>Peloponnesos</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phlius-phliasia-peloponnesus-ae12-1-8g-400-350-bce-bull-butting-phi-4-pellets-bmc-16-jpg.1028740/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Phlius, Phliasia, The Peloponnesos</i></p><p><i>Æ12, 1.8g; 400-350 BC</i></p><p><i>Obv.: Bull butting left, head lowered and turned to front.</i></p><p><i>Rev.: Large Φ surrounded by four pellets.</i></p><p><i>Reference: BCD Peloponnesos 109 var, BMC 16</i></p><p><i>Ex-BCD Collection, not in Leu sale, from GMRH, Aug 1981.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>...comes from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlius" rel="nofollow">Phlius</a>, supposedly named after the Argonaut and son of Dionysos, Phlias. The city was a Spartan ally and member of the Peloponnesian league.</i></p><p><i>Like many other cities of ancient Greece, Phlius fell into civil strife between a democratic and an oligarchic faction during the 4th century BCE; the democratic faction initially gained control and exiled its opponents, but in 380 BCE a Spartan army under Agesilaus laid siege to the city for some twenty months, eventually forcing the Phliasians to capitulate and accept oligarchic government. -wiki</i></p><p><i>These minute bronzes are evidently quite scarce - only a few on ACSEARCH as well. </i></p><p><i>This coin is ex-BCD and comes with his round tag with typically neat, miniscule handwriting</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b><span style="color: #b30000">Next up: Another AE <i>Peloponnesos</i></span></b></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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