Chalkon

Lakedaimon struck bronze coinage only intermittently during the Hellenistic period, and this series falls during a stretch of intense Roman administrative pressure on the Peloponnese following Mummius's destruction of Corinth in 146 BC. The city functioned under shifting arrangements with Rome throughout this period, and local bronze issues like this one served the needs of a community whose political status fluctuated between nominal autonomy and direct subordination. BCD 886–887 represents a closely related die grouping documented through the landmark BCD collection sale, which remains the primary reference for sorting the often-tangled bronzes of this region.