Uncirculated lustrous coin. very rare this nice. | Abréviation
The Aetolian League
24,00 mm
weight 10,58gr. | silver Ø 24mm.
obv. Young male head right, wearing oak-wreath intertwined with diadem, ΦI beneath rev. Naked warrior standing left, right foot set on rock, holding spear, AITΩΛΩN behind, Δ in front
The Aetolian League (also transliterated as Aitolian League) was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece centered in Aetolia in central Greece. It was established, probably during the early Hellenistic era, in opposition to Macedon and the Achaean League. Two annual meetings were held in Thermika and Panaetolika. It occupied Delphi from 290 BC and gained territory steadily until, by the end of the 3rd century BC, it controlled the whole of central Greece outside Attica and Boeotia. At its peak, the league′s territory included Locris, Malis, Dolopes, part of Thessaly, Phocis, and Acarnania. In the latter part of its power, certain Greek city-states joined the Aetolian League such as the Arcadian cities of Mantineia, Tegea, Figaleia and Kydonia on Crete.
During the classical period the Aetolians were not highly regarded by other Greeks, who considered them to be semi-barbaric and reckless. Their League had a complex political and administrative structure, and their armies were easily a match for the other Greek powers. However, during the Hellenistic period, they emerged as a dominant state in central Greece and expanded by the voluntarily annexation of several Greek city-states to the League. Still, the Aetolian League had to fight against Macedonia and were driven to an alliance with Rome, which resulted in the final conquest of Greece by the Romans.Sear 2318var. | BMC 10 | Scholten 550, Chart III, 15-22 Scheu 51,13 | de Laix 72, 12 | Tsangari 736 | BCD 444 SNG.Copenhagen 4var. | Delepierre 1253R Uncirculated lustrous coin. very rare this nice. unc
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