Speaker
Alessandro Cavagna
(State University of Milan )
Description
The presence of Ptolemy III bronze coins in the Peloponnese during the 3rd-1st century BCE is well-known. These coins were minted by the Egyptian king and financed Cleomenes III, king of Sparta. Moving from the evidence of the unpublished hoard found in 1936 at Kato Kleitoria, near Tripolis, Arcadia (IGCH 184), this paper will analyze this peculiar phenomenon, its occurrence in different archeological contexts across the Peloponnese and its relationship to other local issues.
Primary author
Alessandro Cavagna
(State University of Milan )
