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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3002290, member: 83845&quot;]Many of the primary coin issues associated with the Peloponesian War can get pretty pricey.&nbsp; I suppose it depends on what your definition of &quot;cheap&quot; is.&nbsp; A few contenders that can be had in the sub-$100 range are.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743019[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321629" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321629" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321629</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Kamarina was an ally (somewhat unenthusiastically) of Athens preceding thier invasion of Sicily.&nbsp; This type dates from this period of the war and the Athena / owl reference is pretty self explanatory.&nbsp; The above (not mine) hammered for&nbsp; $120 but if you look around you might find some in the sub-$100 range.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743022[/ATTACH]</p><p>Siglos that are roughly contemporary to the end of the Peloponnesian War can be had in lesser grades than the above for less than $100.&nbsp; These are not as overtly connected to the war as some other coins but many of them were produced for Asia Minor to be used by the cities that the Persian&#039;s captured from the Athenian alliance both during and after the war.&nbsp; In a way they were the Persian replacement to the Athenian Tetradrachm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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