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Ancient Coinage of Laconia, Lacedaemon

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BMC 1Lakonia, Kings of Lakedaimon (Sparta), Kleomenes III AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 227-222 BC. Diademed head of Kleomenes left / L-A, cult statue of Artemis Ortheia right, brandishing spear overhead in right hand, & holding bow in left; at feet below, stag standing right. TextImage
Clerk_315Achaean League, Lacedaemon (Sparta) AR Hemidrachm. ca 175-168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Amarios right / AX monogram, Caps of Dioskouroi on either side, LA monogram above, QE monogram below, all within wreath. SNG Cop 319. TextImage
Clerk_316Achaean League, Lacedaemon (Sparta) AR Hemidrachm. ca 85 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Amarios right / AX monogram, Caps of Dioskouroi on either side, LA monogram above, AYG monogram below, all within wreath. BCD 865.2. TextImage
Clerk_319Achaean League, Lacedaemon. Circa 85 BC. AR Hemidrachm. Laureate head of Zeus Amarios right / AX monogram, Caps of Dioskouroi, surmounted by stars, on either side; LA monogram above, WM monogram below, all within wreath. BCD 865.4, SNG Cop 320. TextImage
Clerk_321Achaean League, Lacedaemon. Circa 192 BC. AR Hemidrachm. Laureate head of Zeus Amarios right / Caps of Dioskouroi on either side of monogram; I over L above, EU below; all within wreath. TextImage
SNGCop 592Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta)Æ 35mm. Ca 35-31 BC. Jugate heads of the Dioskouroi right, each in a laureate pileus / L-A, ethnic within laurel wreath. Grunauer Group XX (V2/R5), BMC -, Laffaille 375. TextImage
See also: Search for Lacedaemon at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Lacedaemon on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Lacedaemon in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Lacedaemon at AncientImports.com
Search for Lacedaemon at Incitatus Coins

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